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Ten police personnel attached to the 44 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Abuja, on special duty in Makuku, Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State, have reportedly been killed by bandits following after a gun battle.

The officers were among security personnel deployed to the area to confront armed bandits operating in the community.

According to a police situation report (SITREP) the attack occurred at Makuku village in Sakaba LGA, with the aftermath of the gun battle revealing the deaths of 10 police personnel and two civilians.

The report, dated August 10, 2026, stated that information available to the police at about 7:40 p.m. indicated that the armed bandits had killed the personnel following the gun duel between the Mobile Police Force and the attackers.

Following the incident, a team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Sakaba Division, DSP Umaru Bagudu, reportedly visited the scene.

The team was said to have discovered the bodies of the slain officers lying at the Makuku area.

The deceased police personnel were identified as ASP Bala Buba, 43; Inspector Saminu Sulaiman, 40; Inspector Solomon Jatau, 39; Inspector Ayuba Hassain, 38; Inspector Umar Yahuza, 37; Inspector Auwal Sani, 38; Sergeant Jimoh Momo, 35; Corporal Ukpong Otrukmj, 34; Inspector Adamu Abdullahi, 35; and Inspector Abdullahi Magaji, 43.

The 10 officers were all attached to the 44 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Abuja, and were serving on special duty in the area.

The police report further revealed that two civilians were also killed during the attack.

They were identified as Mohammadu Magwawara, 50, and Muhammadu Tiritiri, 45.

Another civilian, Shehu Abubakar, 41, sustained serious gunshot injuries during the attack.

The bodies of the deceased were subsequently evacuated to the General Hospital, Dirin Daji, where they were all confirmed dead.

The injured Shehu Abubakar was, however, referred to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, for further medical treatment.

Beyond the heavy casualties, the armed bandits were also reported to have seized a significant quantity of firearms and ammunition belonging to the security personnel.

According to the report, the attackers reportedly carted away one RPG rifle, two riot guns, 10 AK-47 rifles, as well as other arms and ammunition following the gun duel.

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Gunmen have kidnapped a businessman, Oreoluwa Osunuga, who is the son-in-law of ex- Managing Director of the defunct Monitor newspaper, Ayo Akinyemi.

It was gathered that Osunuga, who operates a poultry farm, was kidnapped in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday afternoon.

The gunmen reportedly accosted him as he exited the farm to buy fuel and deliver poultry products.

The incident was reported to the police at the Ikenne Divison Headquarters who visited the scene and recovered the victim’s 2017 Toyota Highlander vehicle.

The assailants have since reportedly contacted the victim’s family and made a N500 million ransom demand.

Confirming the incident, Ogun State Police Commissioner, Bode Ojajuni said, “We got the report of the kidnapping case and we are currently doing our investigation and making progress to rescue the victims.”

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A teenage suspect killed his grandparents before shooting dead at least six more people at a school near Bangkok Friday, police said.

First, he shot dead his grandparents, using his grandfather’s handgun, then went to a secondary school north of Bangkok and killed three teachers and three students, national police said in a statement.

Dozens of police and emergency responders gathered outside the Debsirin Nonthaburi School in Nonthaburi province on Friday, while parents raced to pick up their children and tearful students and staff comforted each other outside.

“I was afraid that I would die, and I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to pursue my dreams,” said Pawarisa Maylissa, a grade 12 student who hopes to attend medical school.

“I heard many gunshots very loudly because it seemed the suspect was on the floor directly above us. I could even hear bullets hitting the floor.”

Fifteen injured students were not struck by gunfire but hurt as they were trying to flee, deputy interior minister Polapee Suwunchwee told local broadcaster Thai PBS.

The shooter was identified as a teenage student of the school and also reported dead, according to local media reports citing authorities.

Some reports said police officers had shot and killed the suspect, while others said he had died by suicide.

“It’s such a terrible incident. It should never have happened. How could this happen in our country?” Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters at Bangkok’s Government House.

Photos published by local media show the suspect wearing a purple school uniform and carrying a black cross-body bag, with several bullet casings visible on the ground.

An AFP journalist saw a dozen mental health workers arrive at the school, where traffic was nearly at a standstill.

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation — one for every seven inhabitants.

Past promises of tightening gun laws have not prevented repeated shootings.

Thai police shot and arrested a teenager who opened fire at a school in the south of the country in February, killing the principal and wounding two students.

The teen had used a police officer’s weapon in the shooting.

A local police chief said at the time that the suspect was hospitalised for psychiatric treatment in December and had been discharged.

The teen stabbed a police officer with a knife and stole his weapon — a 9mm pistol — just before the incident, and then used it to carry out the attack.

In 2022, an ex-policeman armed with a gun and a knife stormed into a nursery in the country’s north and murdered 24 children and 12 adults, one of Thailand’s deadliest massacres.

AFP