Large Bandit Convoy Crosses Into Nigeria's Kebbi State, Killing 10 Police

On August 10, 2026, about 240 suspected bandits on 200-plus motorcycles crossed from Zamfara into Kebbi State, Nigeria. Ten police, 17 bandits, and two civilians died; spokesman Bashir Usman said tolls are still being assessed. A convoy this size signals coordinated movement — a hallmark of northwestern Nigeria's long-running bandit crisis.