Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has assured the families of 10 police officers killed in a gun battle with suspected bandits in Sakaba Local Government Area that they will not be abandoned.
Idris gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from the Nigeria Police Force, led by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, Umar Shehu-Nadada, at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.
DAILY POST had earlier reported that the 10 officers were killed during an encounter with suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba LGA after police operatives intercepted the attackers moving between Zamfara and Kebbi states.
The Nigeria Police Force said 17 suspected bandits were neutralised during the encounter, while four motorcycles belonging to the attackers were destroyed.
Two civilians were also killed, while two police personnel sustained injuries.
Idris condoled with the Nigeria Police Force and the families of the deceased officers, noting that the personnel
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