Nigerian town littered with bodies: witnesses

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Witnesses say hundreds of bodies of alleged civilian victims of Boko Haram have been found in a recaptured Nigerian border town.

Local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha says a committee sent to Damasak found the town littered with bodies of women, children and some adult men. He says the men appear to be Boko Haram fighters killed when troops from Niger and Chad reclaimed the town from Islamic extremists in March. More bodies of insurgents remain in surrounding bush, reports said.