How 10 Nigerian Police Officers Fell Defending Kebbi Community From Hundreds Of Bandits On 250 Motorcycles –Report

On August 10, 2026, ten Nigerian police officers attached to the 44 Police Mobile Force (PMF) in Abuja were killed while defending the Makuku area within Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State from a heavily armed bandit force. The attackers are believed to have arrived on around 250 motorcycles, each carrying about three heavily armed suspects.

Ten police personnel were among the 17 suspected bandits reportedly neutralized and four of their motorcycles destroyed during the encounter. However, the officers were killed in a fierce gun battle when they faced the attackers, who had reportedly overwhelmed them due to their numerical superiority. The officers, who had been deployed to protect the community, were warned of the impending attack by the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) personnel mere minutes before the bandits arrived.

Despite being heavily outnumbered, the police personnel chose to stand their ground, refusing to abandon the community they were supposed to protect. The officers engaged the attackers in a fierce battle, but they ran out of ammunition and were eventually overwhelmed. Two civilians were also killed during the altercation. The slain officers, including ASP Bala Buba, Inspectors Saminu Sulaiman, Solomon Jatau, Ayuba Hassain, Umar Yahuza, Auwal Sani, Adamu Abdullahi, Abdullahi Magaji, Sergeant Jimoh Momo, and Corporal Ukpong Otrukmj, are described as having given their lives while performing their official duties. The bodies of the slain officers were eventually recovered and buried in their hometowns.