source: The Cable (Nigeria); Sahara Reporters
actor1: Sokoto Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: N/A
location: Sabon Birni
notes: Non-violent activity: On 4 November 2021, a Sokoto militia appointed their members to head Gangara, Saturu and Makwaruwa villages in Sabon Birni LGA (Sokoto), coded as Sabon Birni, and announced the deposition of the former district heads. The militia also banned the movement of security forces, ordered the opening of markets closed by the state government and imposed taxes on the villages. The police have refuted the report and claimed that investigations have proven it to be untrue.