..El-Rufa’i express worry over renewed killing, counter-killings
No fewer than seven people have been killed in what security agencies described as reprisal attacks in Kauru and Lere Local Government Areas, (LGAs), of Kaduna State.
The fresh killings which occurred on Saturday came barely two days after seven other people were murdered by gunmen in Zangon-Kataf LGA.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incidents in a statement hours after the attacks occurred. He said the counter-attacks occurred in some herders’ settlements in Kauru and Lere LGA.
Meanwhile, the State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, who condemned the renewed counter killings, sent condolences to the families that lost their loved ones and wished those recuperating speedy recovery.
He described the renewed killing and counter-killing of innocent citizens of Atyap and Fulani ethnicity as unfortunate and decried the resort to violence, noting that it is not a solution to grievances and disputes, but a tragic way to escalate matters and drag people into more pain and misery.
The governor directed the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) to provide relief materials to the affected families with immediate effect.
Zangon-Kataf attacks: State security agencies report reprisal killings in Kauru LGAs
