### [2026-10-2](/feed/2026/10/2/index.md)

##### Boko Haram insurgency
# Eighteen people are killed as Boko Haram gunmen open fire on villagers collecting firewood in Marte, Borno State, Nigeria. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/suspected-islamists-kill-nigerian-villagers-collecting-firewood-2026-10-02/)

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