70 headless bodies found in Damasak, Borno

Troops in Borno State have found at least 70 corpses, most of them headless, in Damasak Town.

Nigerien and Chadian soldiers discovered the bodies, believed to belong to Boko Haram victims, near a bridge on the outskirts of the town, Reuters reports.

The bodies were almost fully decomposed suggesting that the murders had taken place a long time ago.

“Niger and Chad's troops have discovered a mass grave at Damasak, which appears to contain the bodies of Boko Haram's victims,” a military source, who chose to remain anonymous, said.

Damasak was captured by Boko Haram in November but was recovered by troops on Saturday, March 14.