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| Nigeria Boko Haram: At least 70 bodies found in mass grave | Nigeria Boko Haram: At least 70 bodies found in mass grave |
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| A mass grave containing at least 70 bodies has been found in a town recently retaken from Boko Haram, soldiers from Niger and Chad say. | A mass grave containing at least 70 bodies has been found in a town recently retaken from Boko Haram, soldiers from Niger and Chad say. |
| They say they found the bodies in Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, a town they entered on Saturday, ending months of Boko Haram control. | They say they found the bodies in Damasak in north-eastern Nigeria, a town they entered on Saturday, ending months of Boko Haram control. |
| Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan predicted all territory would be taken back from Boko Haram within a month. | Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan predicted all territory would be taken back from Boko Haram within a month. |
| "They are getting weaker and weaker by the day," he told the BBC on Friday. | "They are getting weaker and weaker by the day," he told the BBC on Friday. |
| The victims, many with their throats slits and some decapitated, may have been killed some time ago, reports suggest. | The victims, many with their throats slits and some decapitated, may have been killed some time ago, reports suggest. |
| Chadian army Col Azem Bermandoa Agouna told AFP news agency that he had visited the grave and seen "about 100 bodies spread under a bridge just outside the town". | Chadian army Col Azem Bermandoa Agouna told AFP news agency that he had visited the grave and seen "about 100 bodies spread under a bridge just outside the town". |
| Together with the Nigerian army, forces from Chad, Niger and Cameroon are involved in an offensive against the Islamic militants who are controlling parts of north-eastern Nigeria. | |
| Nigeria is preparing to hold presidential elections on 28 March after security concerns led to a postponement of the original date in mid-February. | Nigeria is preparing to hold presidential elections on 28 March after security concerns led to a postponement of the original date in mid-February. |