Police confirm bandits burnt police station, church in Agwara, Niger State

Police: 'Bandits Torch Police Station, Church In Nigeria’s Niger State'

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ABUJA (Worthy News) – Suspected armed bandits attacked a community in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State, police said, burning a police station, torching part of a church, and abducting several residents. Police confirmed that attackers raided Agwara Local Government Area in the early hours of Sunday, engaging officers in a gun battle before setting the divisional police station ab…

Police confirm bandits burning of police station, church in Niger

The Police Command in Niger has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a Police Station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday.

Police confirm bandits burnt police station, church in Agwara, Niger State

The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said in a statement on Sunday in Minna that the attack occurred around 3:40 am when the assailants stormed the Agwara Police Station. According to Abiodun, the tactical police team on duty engaged the attackers, but…

Bandits burn police station, church in Niger State

The police said the bandits first overpowered the police officers at the station. The post Bandits burn police station, church in Niger State appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Niger Attack: Assailants Kill Resident, Set Police Station, Church On Fire

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have struck again in Niger State, killing one person, abducting five others, and setting ablaze a church building and a police station in Agwara Local Government Area. The attack affected the United Missionary Church of Africa in Agwara, which was set on fire, while the police station in the area was also torched. It was gathered that the suspected bandits set the church ablaze at about 6 a.m. before moving to Soko…

Gunmen Attack Niger State: Church and Police Station Razed in Agwara

AGWARA — Suspected terrorists launched a coordinated assault on the Agwara community in Niger State during the early hours of Sunday, February 1, 2026, killing at least one person and setting critical facilities ablaze. The attack began at approximately 3:40 a.m. when over 150 heavily armed bandits targeted the Divisional Police Station. Despite a two-hour battle with police […] The post Gunmen Attack Niger State: Church and Police Station Razed…