Tension In Niger State As Bandits Set Fire On Church, Police Station, Abduct  Residents

<h4>Tension In Niger State<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that bandits have burnt down the Divisional Police Station in Agwara town&comma; headquarters of Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State&comma; raiding a church and kidnapping at least five people in the community&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sources told Daily Trust that the attackers arrived around 4am and engaged the police officers in a gun battle&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;They eventually set the police station on fire&comma; and reportedly moved to the UMC Church and some parts of the community&comma; abducting no fewer than five people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A resident of Agwara town&comma; Mallam Hussaini Mohammed&comma; told Daily Trust on the telephone that part of the church was also set ablaze&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;30899" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-30899" style&equals;"width&colon; 246px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-30899" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;11&sol;Untitled-2-e1761992833856&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Tension In Niger State As Bandits Set Fire On Church&comma; Police Station&comma; Abduct Residents" width&equals;"246" height&equals;"160" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-30899" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><strong>Gov Bago<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>He said the attack had heightened fear in the town&comma; forcing many residents to flee&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command&comma; SP Wasiu Abiodun&comma; confirmed the attack&comma; saying no life was lost&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;On 1&sol;2&sol;26 at about 3&period;40am&comma; armed bandits invaded Agwara community&comma; attacked the Police station where they were engaged by the tactical team on ground&comma; used suspected dynamite to set the station ablaze&comma; having overpowered the team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The terrorists later moved to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">UMC<&sol;a> church in the community&comma; burnt part of the church&comma; proceeded to other areas and abducted about five persons whose identity is yet to be ascertained&period; Monitoring continues&comma; further development will be communicated&comma; please&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;