Nigeria: 10 Police Officers, Two Civilians Killed in Kebbi Battle With Bandits

What the report says

Police in Kebbi State said 10 officers and two civilians were killed during an armed confrontation with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area. The incident was reported to have taken place on 10 August, when officers intercepted a heavily armed group moving between Zamfara and Kebbi states. Two other officers were injured, and the police said at least 17 suspected bandits were also killed.

According to the police spokesperson in Kebbi, Bashir Usman, the attackers were moving through the inter-state corridor when they were confronted. He said several members of the group were neutralized and that four motorcycles used by the attackers were destroyed. The command added that the casualty figures were still being checked and that further updates would follow as details were verified.

The report said the clash came amid wider security operations in the area, including airstrikes that were said to have targeted armed men moving from Zamfara toward Kebbi, although the exact sequence of those actions was not immediately clear. The police also said they were supporting the families of those killed, treating the injured officers and continuing operations against fleeing members of the group. The identities of the officers killed were not released in the police statement cited by Premium Times.