The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has declared that families of the police officers who lost their lives during a fierce gun battle with bandits in Kebbi recently will never be forgotten.
The IGP made the vow on Monday at the Memorial Parade in honour of the 10 fallen police officers of the Special Intervention Squad at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The officers were killed during an encounter with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Monday, 10th August, 2026.
The operatives were said to have intercepted a heavily armed group of suspected bandits moving between Zamfara and Kebbi states and in the ensuing engagement, they lost their lives while two others sustained injuries. Two civilians also lost their lives.
The IGP noted that the sacrifice of the officers was not in vain as at least 17 of the suspected bandits were neutralised and four motorcycles belonging to the attackers were destroyed.
“These gallant officers died doing what they swore an oath to do to serve, to protect, and to defend lives and property. Their sacrifice reminds us that every day, police officers across Nigeria put themselves in harm’s way so that millions of Nigerians can live, work and sleep with a measure of safety and peace,” Disu said
He noted that behind every fallen officer is a family that has lost a husband, father, son, brother or loved one, “To the families of our fallen heroes, I extend, on behalf of the Nigeria Police Force, my deepest condolences,” he added.
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