source: Daily Champion; Sahara Reporters; Daily Trust (Nigeria)
actor1: Protesters (Nigeria)
actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Abuja
notes: On 26 January 2021, members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria staged demonstrations at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) junction and around Transcorp Hilton junction in Abuja (Abuja Municipal LGA, FCT) to protest the continued detention of their leader and his wife. Police forces fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the crowd, killing one. Eight demonstrators were also arrested. [size=no report]