Police repel two successive bandit assaults on Kebbi group

The assaults occurred on Friday, October 30, 2026, with the primary incident reported at about 7:25 p.m., in line with the police.

The police spokesperson, in a press release, mentioned the assailants initially tried to dam Rambo Junction alongside the Ribah–Dirin Daji Road however had been intercepted by a joint staff of cops, army personnel and native vigilantes.

He mentioned the safety operatives engaged the attackers in a gun duel and compelled them to flee.

The assertion added that the assailants later regrouped and returned, firing sporadically from completely different instructions throughout the group.

During the following alternate of gunfire, a 47-year-old safety guard, Hassan Boder, was fatally hit by a bullet at a newly constructed filling station alongside the Ribah–Kanya Road.

The police mentioned the joint safety staff responded to a misery name, engaged the attackers and efficiently repelled the second assault.