Boko Haram crisis: At least 70 bodies found in Nigerian town

 

 Chadian and Niger troops liberated Damasak, which is near the border with Niger, on Saturday

 At least 70 bodies have been found dumped outside the town of Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, after it was recaptured from Boko Haram militants. 

 

The victims appear to have been killed some time ago, as the bodies were partially mummified by the desert air.
Troops from Niger and Chad seized Damasak on Saturday, ending months of control by the Islamist militants.
Earlier, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan predicted Boko Haram would lose all territory within a month.
"They are getting weaker and weaker by the day," he told the BBC on Friday.