The Digest:
Gunmen who kidnapped 38 worshippers from a Kwara church have placed a staggering N100 million ransom on each victim, turning a sacred space into a marketplace for human lives and testing both community resources and state security capacity.
Key Points:
- Bandits demand N100 million ransom for each of the 38 Eruku church abductees
- Kidnappers have started contacting the families of Tuesday's attack victims
- Community leader Chief Olusegun Olukotun confirmed four relatives among the kidnapped
- He escaped with one family member through the church window during the 6:06 pm attack
- Ransom demands total N3.8 billion for all 38 worshippers
- Victims reportedly grouped by family connections for ransom negotiations
- Community appeals for a stronger security presence in the border area
Sources: Leadership
