Rumbun Hotuna: Baga, Najeriya, Afrilu 26, 2013

Major General Lawrence Ngubani, leader of the Defence Ministry Investigation Team on Baga, speaks during a meeting in Maiduguri, in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

People walk past ashes in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga.

Major General Lawrence Ngubani, leader of the Defence Ministry Investigation Team on Baga, speaks during a meeting in Maiduguri, in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Bagaa

People stand near burnt structures in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga.

Borno state Governor Kashim Shettima speaks to a team of military investigators from the Defence Ministry during a meeting in Maiduguri, in the aftermath of fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

A vehicle used by Islamist militants is pictured damaged after what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and the militants in Baga.

Women and children gather near burnt houses and ashes in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

A woman carrying a child stands near burnt houses in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

Destroyed houses are pictured in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

A woman and a child sit on a mat near burnt houses in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

A woman stands next to a burnt house in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga

A woman walks past burnt houses in the aftermath of what Nigerian authorities said was heavy fighting between security forces and Islamist militants in Baga