Monday, February 2, 2026 - Bandits have burnt down the Divisional Police Station in Agwara town, headquarters of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, raiding a church and kidnapping at least five people in the community.
Sources told Daily Trust that the attackers arrived around
4am on Sunday, February 1, 2026 and engaged the police officers in a gun
battle.
They eventually set the police station on fire, and
reportedly moved to the UMC Church and some parts of the community, abducting
no fewer than five people.
A resident of Agwara town, Mallam Hussaini Mohammed, told
the publication on the telephone that part of the church was also set ablaze.
He said the attack had heightened fear in the town, forcing
many residents to flee.
The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu
Abiodun, confirmed the attack, saying no life was lost.
“On 1/2/26 at about 3.40am, armed bandits invaded Agwara
community, attacked the Police station where they were engaged by the tactical
team on ground, used suspected dynamite to set the station ablaze, having
overpowered the team,” the PPRO said.
“The terrorists later moved to UMC church in the community,
burnt part of the church, proceeded to other areas and abducted about five
persons whose identity is yet to be ascertained. Monitoring continues, further
development will be communicated, please.”
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