KADUNA: 7 killed, scores injured in reprisal attack in Kauru, Lere LG areas

AT least seven people, mostly children between the ages of one and five years have been reportedly killed after unidentified gunmen separately attacked two Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, Kauru and Lere.

The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Saturday, said the attacks were reprisals.

Aruwan explained that what prompted the killings was a previous attack on Gora Gan in Zango-Kataf, which occurred on Thursday night, that claimed seven lives and the burning of 13 lives and two shops in the area.

Titled, ‘Security agencies report reprisal killings in Kauru LGAs following Zangon Kataf LGA killings… Seven killed in counter killing,’ the statement quoted the Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai to have condemned the renewed counterattacks.

Aruwan said the various attacks were carried out by aggrieved youths following the killing of seven persons at Zango-Kataf.

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 listed those herders killed at Ungwan Idi and Kasheku villages in Kauru LG to include, 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 commissioner said.

Similarly, the commissioner said at Ningi village of Lere LG, the two herders were injured and rushed to General Hospital, Saminaka and identified them as Bingel Odi (31 years) and seven – year -old Isa Joda.