Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- The terrorists who seized scores of worshippers from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Igan, in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have reportedly asked for N100 million ransom for the release of each abducted person.

Family members and community figures reportedly told The PUNCH on Thursday that the kidnappers used phones taken from the victims to reach relatives. The contacts began late Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning.

The secretary of the church, Josiah Agbabiaka, told The PUNCH that several families had already been called.

He said the abductors divided the captives into clusters.

"From what we were told, they grouped the victims. The first group of 11 people has been asked to pay N...