Boko Haram crisis : 'Bodies Litter' In Bama Town Nigeria

Bama is the biggest town under Boko Haram's control. It is fighting for an Islamic state in Nigeria.
On Wednesday, the Nigeria Security Network (NSN) think-tank said the group had made "lightning territorial gains" in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state in recent months, raising fears that the country could disintegrate like Syria and Iraq, where the Islamic State (IS) rebel group has declared a caliphate.
Boko Haram fighters were patrolling the streets of Bama, preventing people from burying the dead, Ahmed Zanna said.
The militants captured the town on Tuesday after a fierce battle with government forces.
Mr Zanna, a senator in Borno, said the humanitarian situation in Bama was "terrible" and there had been a "lot of killings" in the town.

"So many bodies litter the streets, and people are not allowed to even go and bury the dead ones. So the situation is getting worse and worse," Mr Zanna told the BBC's Newsday programme after speaking to a resident who fled the town.
Mr Zanna said it would be "catastrophic" if Boko Haram launched an assault on Maiduguri, which has a population of more than two million.
"I'm begging the government to send more troops and armoury to Maiduguri," he said.
"Boko Haram do come overwhelmingly because they recruited en masse in the villages [in Borno state]," he added. .
Mr Zanna said government forces had "gallantly" defended Bama, before it fell to Boko Haram.