Era IV — Buhari II · Tinubu (2015–present) — Federal Capital Territory (Abuja)

2017–2022 — Shiite (Islamic Movement in Nigeria) protests in Abuja Central. IMN repeatedly attempts to march to demand the release of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. Multiple shootings by the Nigerian Army and Police: 42 killed in the 27 July 2019 dispersal (Amnesty International figures) — the deadliest single Fourth-Republic protest-deaths event in Abuja before 2024.
October 2020 — #EndSARS Abuja. Demonstrations at Berger and Federal Secretariat; thugs in convoy of police vehicles disperse protesters at Berger; National Human Rights Commission investigation pending.Impunity Loop
5 July 2022 — Kuje Maximum Security Prison attack by ISWAP. 879 inmates escape, including 64 Boko Haram suspects awaiting trial; one of the largest jailbreaks in Nigerian history. Four security personnel killed.Northern Abandonment Cycle
23 July 2022 — Brigade of Guards convoy ambushed on the Bwari–Abuja road; three soldiers killed. Triggers the first formal closure of foreign embassies (US, UK, Canada) in Abuja since 1999.Impunity Loop
2023 — Currency-redesign cash crisis; long queues at Abuja banks; isolated protests at Wuse Market.Economic Shock Cycle
August 2024 — End Bad Governance demonstrations. Protests at Eagle Square dispersed by tear gas; at least four killed in Abuja during the 1–10 August national mobilisation (Amnesty International figures); over 200 protesters detained, several charged with treason.Economic Shock Cycle
2024–2025 — Banditry corridor. Kidnappings on the Abuja–Kaduna highway and the Bwari/Kuje rural fringes; Bwari Area Council records over 200 abductions in 2023–24.Northern Abandonment Cycle