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article_snippet: Masked gunman raided a Christian school and fired sporadically to scare people away before taking Phyllis Sortor hostage . '
article_snippet: Kogi State police said shortly after the abduction that the men who took Phyllis Sortor had demanded a ransom of nearly $300,000.
highlights_snippet: Masked gunman raided a Christian school and fired sporadically to scare people away before taking Phyllis Sortor hostage on February 23 .
  
highlights_snippet: Gunmen previously demanded $300,000 for the reverend's release .
  