source: CKN Nigeria; Nigeria Punch; Sun (Nigeria)
actor1: NSCDC: Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
actor2: Niger Communal Militia (Nigeria)
location: Alawa
notes: Around 31 March 2021 (between 31 March - 1 April), a Niger communal militia clashed with Nigerian security operatives at Alawa (Shiroro LGA, Niger), killing at least five soldiers and one mobile policeman. Militiamen also killed seven residents and abducted over ten others. Property damage additionally reported.