Gunmen have reportedly seized an unspecified number of schoolchildren in the Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

As per a post by Ekititrends on its X account on Tuesday, the incident involved students from Apostolic Faith School.

Allegedly, they were abducted on Monday evening during their journey from Emure Ekiti to Eporo Ekiti on their school bus.

On the same day, gunmen reportedly killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The incident occurred between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area.

The victims, identified as the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole Local Government Area, were attacked while returning from a meeting.