Birnin Gwari military base attack | |
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Part of Nigerian bandit conflict and Islamist insurgency in the Sahel | |
Location | Polwire, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
Date | April 5, 2022 |
Deaths | 20 killed
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Injured | 23 injured |
Perpetrator | Ansaru |
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.