Police honour 10 officers who died during gun battle with bandits in Kebbi

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has declared that families of the constabulary officers who mislaid their lives during a fierce weapon conflict with bandits successful Kebbi precocious volition ne'er beryllium forgotten.

The IGP made the vow on Monday at the Memorial Parade successful honour of the 10 fallen constabulary officers of the Special Intervention Squad astatine the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

The officers were killed during an brushwood with suspected bandits on the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Monday, 10th August, 2026.

The operatives were said to person intercepted a heavy equipped radical of suspected bandits moving betwixt Zamfara and Kebbi states and successful the ensuing engagement, they mislaid their lives portion 2 others sustained injuries. Two civilians besides mislaid their lives.

The IGP noted that the sacrifice of the officers was not successful vain arsenic astatine slightest 17 of the suspected bandits were neutralised and 4 motorcycles belonging to the attackers were destroyed.

“These gallant officers died doing what they swore an oath to bash to serve, to protect, and to support lives and property. Their sa...