An Islamic extremist onslaught in the town of Baga left thousands dead on Wednesday.
After overrunning a key military base on January 3, Terrorist group Boko Haram attacked again two days later, killing mostly children, women and the elderly using rocket grenades and assault rifles.
A spokesman for the poorly armed citizens, Muhammad Abba Gava described the bloodbath as "enormous", making the body count difficult to trace.
"No one could attend to the corpses and even the seriously injured ones who may have died by now," Gava said.
According to Amnesty International this is the deadliest massacre in the history of Boko Haram with almost 2,000 casualties, while thousands of families have been displaced. The incident falls five weeks before the countries' presidential elections.
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has not yet released an official message in regards to these attacks.
It was previously reported that the president outlined future security measures when he announced his attempt for re-election this year.
Based on the Washington-based Council and Foreign Relations, since 2009 Boko Haram militants have killed around 10,000 people last year alone and left thousands without homes whilst hundreds fled to the borders of Chad and Cameroon.