felicilin at 11-08-2026 12:15 PM (5 hrs ago) (f)Seventeen suspected bandits and 10 police officers were killed on Monday after security operatives engaged a heavily armed group moving from Zamfara State into Kebbi State. Seventeen suspected bandits and 10 police officers were killed on Monday after security operatives engaged a heavily armed group moving from Zamfara State into Kebbi State. The attackers were said to have moved from the Sangeko Gap area of Dansadau District in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Sani said the armed group encountered a mobile police checkpoint while attempting to enter the community and overpowered the officers. Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the Kebbi State Police Command, DSP Bashir Usman, said 17 suspected bandits had so far been neutralised.