At least 39 people have been killed in Nigeria's Taraba state as
clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims at a funeral, say reports. Residents said Friday's violence broke out as a funeral
procession for a traditional leader passed through a Muslim area of Wukari
town. Police has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the town.
Tensions have been high in Wukari since February, when a row
over a football dispute set off sectarian rioting. Local reports say that Friday's funeral was being held by the
predominantly Christian Jukun ethnic group.
As the mourners passed through a Muslim area of the town they
began chanting slogans, which angered the residents there, say the reports. One aid worker told the AFP news agency that 20 bodies had been
collected so far.
"We are still going round the town in search of more
bodies," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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