The figure increased from 50 persons as reported while the arrest followed complaints by some parents who reported the case to the police station in Ondo town.
According to report, Pastor David Anifowose was arrested sometimes last year over an alleged false teachings of the cinema of Jesus which he said, it will happen in September 14th, advising his Church members to stop their children from attending school and await for the coming of Jesus inside his Church.
It was gathered that the children were allegedly kidnapped and kept in the underground apartment of the church.
A source said victims were over 50 and the police had rescued them and arrested the pastor and some members of the church.
In a viral video, the children were seen in a patrol vehicle of the police who took them to the police station.
In the one-minute, 40 seconds video, a voice was heard saying, “They have kidnapped children found in the underground cell of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo. The pastor and some members of the church have been arrested and were also in the patrol van with the police.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said the victims had been taken to the Akure headquarters of the command.
“I don’t have the details yet but they are bringing the victims to the headquarters. I will give you the details as soon as I get it from the DPO,” the PPRO stated.
