Kebbi state police command says 17 armed bandits were killed during a gun battle with security operatives at Makuku village, along the Kebbi-Zamfara border.
Police Spokesperson, Bashir Usman, said the bandits stormed the community to attack residents and possibly abduct some of them.
He said operatives, acting on credible intelligence, engaged the attackers, killing 17 and wounding several others.