article_snippet.sent: Kano, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident.
article_snippet.sent: We found hundreds of dead bodies in shallow graves and on the streets of Damasak during We visit," Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha told CNN on Monday.
article_snippet.sent: Those bodies in shallow graves have badly decomposed while those found on the streets were desiccated from [exposure to] dry ‎winds," " Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha added.
article_snippet.sent: Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha said Those bodies in shallow graves were buried in 20 clearly marked mass graves.  
article_snippet.sent: Although " Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha did not give a precise number of corpses recovered, Damasak residents who participated in the exhumations put the figure at more than 400.
article_snippet.sent: ‎We collected over 400 corpses from the streets and in shallow graves during our visit in Damasak," said Idris Karimbe, one of the volunteers who took part in the burial.
article_snippet.sent: The number of bodies our recovered this time around far exceeded the ones found last month," said another resident, Musa Bremah‎. Bremah was referring to the discovery of around 90 bodies in a shallow grave outside Damasak last month after Damasak recapture.
highlights_snippet.sent: Volunteer from burial: "‎We collected over 400 corpses from the streets and in shallow graves" 