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.
A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the town by police.
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.
Source: BBC
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