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
17 Nigerian soldiers killed
3 civilian vigilantes killed[1]
Injured
23 injured
Perpetrator
Ansaru
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t
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Nigerian bandit conflict
2020
Katsina
Sabon Birni
Kankara
Mahuta
2021
Kagara
Zamfara
Kaduna & Katsina
Afaka
Greenfield University
Kebbi massacre
Zurmi
Kebbi kidnapping
Chikun
2022
Zamfara
Dankade
Kebbi (Mar)
Ganar Kiyawa
Kaduna
Bakura & Talata Mafara
Birnin Gwari
Plateau
Kajuru
Shiroro
2023
Yenagoa
Tudun Biri
Plateau
2024
Kuriga
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.
April 5, 2022, militants from Ansaru attacked a Nigerian militarybase in BirninGwari, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The attack killed seventeen soldiers and injured...
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