mohamed idris reports. >> reporter: this is a town in northern eastern nigeria. boko haram fighters occupied in to for months and are alleged to have killed many civilians. soldiers and residents say 200 decomposing bodies were removed from here. the many more bodies that were found on the streets and in what remained of homes have been buried. >> translator: this is where the executions took place. where civilians were executessed. the bodies i were taken two days ago and barried over there bare buried over there. >> reporter: survivors say it was terrible. >> when boko haram were here we could not even go to the market. we are more like prisoners now people that fled are returning because the city is safe. >> reporter: this is the reality authorities are waking up to. after broke uh-huh ram fighters are pushed out by nigh year vinnie troops and their partners from niner and chad. the coalition troops about been in charge here for more than a month but this remains a largely deserted town. the battle to recapture the town was fierce and came at a huge cost. >> w