10 officers, 17 bandits killed in clash in Kebbi state

IGP Deploys Delegation to Kebbi Following Deadly Terrorist Attack That Killed 10 Officers - Security News Alert

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has ordered stepped-up security measures across Kebbi State following a terrorist attack in the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area that left ten police officers and several civilians dead. According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, the IGP […] The post IGP Deploys Delegation to Kebbi Following Deadly Terrorist Attack That Killed …

10 officers, 17 bandits killed in clash in Kebbi state

Ten Nigerian police officers were killed ‌and two wounded in a clash with a gang of suspected bandits in northwestern Kebbi state, police said on ⁠Tuesday. The clash on Monday is the latest incident in Nigeria’s northwest, where heavily armed gangs known locally as bandits frequently carry out killings, kidnappings for ransom, and cattle theft despite security ‌operations. Police ⁠spokesperson Ani Iniedu said officers killed at least 17 of the a…