source: Daily Post (Nigeria); Nigeria Punch; Daily Independent (Nigeria)
actor1: Protesters (Nigeria)
actor2: Rioters (Nigeria)
location: Tafawa-Balewa
notes: On 30 December 2021, hundreds of youths gathered in Tafawa-Balewa (Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi) in a demonstration against a scheduled event (Baba Peter Gonto's 21st memorial anniversary) that they claimed would lead to a breach of peace in the area. Later in the event, demonstrators were attacked by a mob of counter-demonstrators; three persons were killed and many others were injured and a house was set ablaze. The motivation for the counterdemonstration is unknown/not reported. [size=hundreds]