Birnin Gwari military base attack

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[1]
Injured23 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.