source: Facebook; Twitter
actor1: Rioters (Niger)
actor2: Police Forces of Niger (2011-2021)
location: Koygolo
notes: On 22 February 2020, the local population equipped with sticks and blade weapons in the village of Koygolo burned voting tents amid disagreement over the local chieftaincy election and accusations of external manipulation. Villagers assaulted police officers at the site and seized their service arms, and vandalized police vehicles.