source: Undisclosed Source
actor1: Rioters (Benin)
actor2: Police Forces of Benin (2016-)
location: Nikki
notes: On 1 November 2020, a number of youths marched from the Maro neighborhood to the police station in Nikki (Nikki, Borgou). The youths demanded vigilante justice for a suspected murder detained at the police station. The mob threw stones and fought with the police amid refusal by the police to hand over the suspect. Several policemen were lightly wounded and two people were arrested. [size=no report]