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Police Declare 24 Hour Curfew In Wukari Town

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A 24-hour curfew has been placed on Wukari town in Taraba state after a communal clash left 39 people dead, 30 injured and about 30 houses burnt.

The Taraba state police public relations officer, Mr Joseph Kwaji, who disclosed this, stated that the injured persons are now receiving treatment in various hospitals in the town, while 30 persons had been arrested in connection with the crisis.

Mr kwaji explained that the situation has been brought under control and the town is now relatively calm as more security officers have been deployed to the area.

Crisis broke out in Wukari on Friday during a funeral procession for a third class chief of the Jukun Traditional Council.

The violence reportedly started when the mourners passed through a section of the town, chanting slogans which allegedly angered the residents of the area.

The incident comes after a panel was set up to investigate clashes which occurred in the same town in February owing to a football dispute which claimed several lives.

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