source: Nigeria Punch; Premium Times (Nigeria); The Cable (Nigeria)
actor1: Niger Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Mariga
notes: On 17 January 2022, Niger militiamen ambushed a joint patrol of policemen and mariga militiamen and engaged in a clash in Kwanan Dutse, Mariga LGA (Niger). Three policemen and two mariga militiamen were killed, others were wounded, scores of Niger militiamen were killed. Fatalities coded as 25.