According to Sahara Reporters, an estimated 400 bodies were discovered in the northeastern
town of Damasak, Borno State this weekend. The town of Damasak was liberated by
Nigerian troops and joint military operations with Chad and Niger last month,
after years of being assaulted by Boko Haram terrorists.
The dead were left out in the elements for an undetermined
length of time, and were badly decomposed and covered in desert sands. Dead
bodies were found scattered throughout the town and in the Damasak River bed,
which dried up recently.
Reports from on the ground also narrate that the dead were
buried in at least 20 separate mass graves around the Damasak town area.
Gana Mustapha, a spokesman for Borno State Governor, told
the media that "the level of devastation in Damasak is high. We have seen
hundreds of people that were massacred by Boko Haram." A committee has
also been set up to strategize how towns ruined by Boko Haram and rebound.
News of the Damasak Massacre comes at the same time the
Nigerian military allegedly rescued 293 women and girls from the Sambisa
Forest, though early speculation that these victims were the Chibok Girls
proved false.
See graphic pictures after the jump.
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Incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to take a
hardline stance against Boko Haram. President-elect Buhari will be inaugurated
on May 29th.
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