Hundreds of people have been found dead in the northeast Nigerian town of Damasak, apparently victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, as details emerged on Monday of fresh attacks by the militants.Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha told CNN
We found hundreds of dead bodies in shallow graves and on the streets of Damasak during our visit,” .Those bodies in shallow graves have badly decomposed while those found on the streets were desiccated from [exposure to] dry winds,”.
Mohammed Sadiq, another local who helped in the burials on Saturday, put the death toll at more than 400 but the Borno state government did not state a precise figure, giving a toll of “hundreds”.
The victims had been covered by sand from the encroaching desert, with the burial ordered by the state authorities.
