source: Inside Arewa (Nigeria); Sahara Reporters
actor1: Rioters (Nigeria)
actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Abuja
notes: On 7 May 2021, members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria staged demonstrations in Abuja (Abuja Municipal LGA, FCT) and burned Israeli and US flags to express solidarity with Palestine. Community sources report police forces arrested and assaulted demonstrators. Police sources on the other hand report demonstrators vandalized property, attacked residents and security operatives, and killed a policeman. 49 demonstrators were arrested. [size=no report]