A female and her six children have reportedly been killed by unidentified gunmen on Saturday during an assault on Kauru and Lere local government regions of Kaduna State.
Others were said to have sustained injuries and have been declared missing.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, alleged that the attacks were a reprisal after the Thursday attack on Gora Gan in Zangon Kataf local authorities area causing the loss of seven lives along with the burning of 13 homes and two stores.
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The statement explained that the information regarding the attacks in Kauru and Lere local authorities areas was passed to the authorities by the military and the authorities.
It clarified that aggrieved youths completed the strikes as a consequence of the killing of seven individuals at Zangon Kataf.
It stated seven herders were killed in the counter-attack in Ungwan ldi and Kasheku villages of Kauru local government area while two herders were injured at Ningi village of Lere local government area.
It further explained that five men had been declared missing, while six houses were razed during the attacks.
It said the two wounded in Kauru reprisal and are receiving treatment at Ungwan ldi clinic are Aisha Mohammed (20) and Sadiya Abdullahi (25).
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In Lere local authorities area, the Commissioner noted that the two herders wounded at Ningi village are Bingel Odi (31) and seven-year-old Isa Joda, stressing that they are currently receiving treatment in General hospital, Saminaka.
The announcement quoted Governor Nasir El-Rufai as condemning the counter-attacks.
Gov. El-Rufai commiserated with families of people who lost their nearest and dearest during the unlucky attacks and wished those recuperating a speedy recovery.
He explained the killings of both Atyap and Fulani community members as unlucky.
He lamented a situation in which individuals resort to violence, stating that it was not a solution to grievances and disputes, but a tragic way to escalate matters and drag people into more pain and distress.
The Legislature then led the State Emergency Management Agency to immediately provide aid to the affected families.
