The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of nine of its personnel including a divisional police officer by bandits in the Sakaba Local Government Area of the state.
The bandit on the spate of attacks predominantly in the Northern parts of Nigeria engaged in a gun battle with the men of Nigeria Police Force on Sunday in the state.
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Nafi’u Abubakar, in an interview with journalists, on Monday, stated, “DPO Sakaba, eight other policemen and two ‘yan-sa-kais’ lost their lives during a gun duel with the bandits on Sunday at about 14:30 hours.”