Ten police, 17 suspected armed-group members killed in northwest Nigeria firefight
A firefight in Nigeria’s Kebbi State killed 10 police officers, 17 suspected armed-group members and two civilians, according to police.
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- A firefight in Nigeria’s Kebbi State killed 10 police officers, 17 suspected armed-group members and two civilians, according to police.
Ten police officers, 17 suspected armed-group members and two civilians were killed in a firefight in northwestern Nigeria, Al Jazeera reported on August 11, 2026.
The violence occurred in Kebbi State. The casualty figures and identification of the 17 people as suspected gang members were attributed to police.
The available source report did not provide independent confirmation of the official account. The incident left at least 29 people dead based on the figures reported by police.
