Some unidentified gunmen have killed seven people in separate attacks on two Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.
The two LGAs are Kauru and Lere.
Those killed were said to be children between the ages of one and five years.
Scores of others were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries.
A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on Saturday titled ‘Security agencies report reprisal killings in Kauru LGAs following Zangon Kataf LGA killings…Seven killed in counter killing,’ said the government got to know of the incident through the military and the police.
He said the attacks were reprisal following the Thursday night attack on Gora Gan in Zango-Kataf that claimed seven lives and the burning of 13 houses, two shops in the area.
The commissioner noted that the various attacks were carried out by aggrieved youths following the killing of seven persons at Zango-Kataf.
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He added that in retaliation, seven herders were killed in a counter-attack at Ungwan Idi and Kasheku villages of Kauru local government while two herders were injured at Ningi village of Lere local government.
The commissioner identified the herders killed at Ungwan Idi and Kasheku villages in Kauru LG as; Mustapha Haruna (One year), Ya’u Kada (One year), Sa’idu Abdullahi (One year), Zainab Zakari (One year), Sadiya Abdullahi (Five years), Aisha Abdullahi (One year) and one unidentified woman burnt beyond recognition.
He said five persons were declared missing while six houses were razed during the attacks.
“Aisha Mohammed (20 years) and Sadiya Abdullahi (25 years) who were wounded in the Kauru LGA reprisal attack are receiving medical attention at Ungwan Idi Clinic,” the statement added.
Similarly, the commissioner said at Ningi village of Lere LG, two herders were injured and rushed to General Hospital, Saminaka and identified them as Bingel Odi (31 years) and Isa Joda, sevenyears.
The statement quoted the Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as having condemned the renewed counterattacks.
It said El-Rufai commiserated with families who lost their beloved ones during the unfortunate attacks and wished those recuperating speedy recovery.
Aruwan further said the governor has directed the State Emergency Management Agency to provide relief materials to the affected families with immediate effect.
