By Rafiu Ajakaye
LAGOS
Several dead bodies have been found dumped in a well in a Nigerian town that was recently liberated from the Boko Haram militant group, a local vigilante group said Friday.
"Our men in Bama have confirmed that a pile of dead bodies was dumped in a well there, supposedly by militants," Jubrin Gunda, a spokesman for the vigilante group in the northwestern town of Bama, told The Anadolu Agency.
"But nobody can say how many bodies were dumped there because the well is full of water," he added.
Gunda said that his group, which is linked to a vast network of vigilantes devoted to combating Boko Haram in the region, was not aware of a similar pile of dead bodies reportedly found in the border town of Damasak between Nigeria and Niger.
"We are not aware of this," he told AA.
PR Nigeria, a media platform known for distributing statements for the military, said earlier Friday that troops in Bama had discovered a heap of dead bodies dumped in a local well.
The Nigerian army, however, has yet to officially comment on the reported discovery.
Boko Haram captured Bama in January, reportedly killing over 2,000 people in the process. The Nigerian army, however, says no more than 150 people were killed in the attack.
The army said it had liberated the town early this week, as troops continue to advance into territories captured by militants last year.
Nigeria is facing a six-year Boko Haram insurgency that has reportedly claimed the lives of over 13,000 people and displaced millions.
