Birnin Gwari military base attack

On April 5, 2022, militants from Ansaru attacked a Nigerian military base in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The attack killed seventeen soldiers and injured twenty-three others.

Birnin Gwari military base attack
Part of Nigerian bandit conflict and Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
LocationPolwire, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria
DateApril 5, 2022
Deaths20 killed
  • 17 Nigerian soldiers killed
  • 3 civilian vigilantes killed
Injured23 injured
Perpetrator Ansaru
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