At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes
between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria’s Taraba state on Friday,
prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker said.
“We have recovered 20 bodies from the violence so
far,” the source said Saturday, adding that the unrest had occurred in the town
of Wukari, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the state capital Jalingo.
“We are still going round the town in search of more
bodies,” he said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to
speak to the media about death tolls.
Authorities have imposed a curfew in the area
following the bloody clashes, officials said.
Local residents said Friday’s violence erupted when
the funeral procession of a traditional chief from the predominantly Christian
Jukun ethnic group marched through a Muslim neighbourhood chanting slogans,
which Muslims viewed as an act of provocation.
Tensions have been on the rise in the mostly
Christian town of Wukari since February, when a dispute over the use of a
football pitch between Muslim and Christian soccer teams set off sectarian
riots that claimed several lives.
Reference: PM News
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