39 Die In Wukari Crisis - Police
By: NAN on May 4, 2013
The police in Taraba on Saturday said 39 people were killed and 30 injured in a fresh crisis that rocked Wukari on Friday.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, confirmed the casualty figures to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo.
Kwaji added that the injured persons were receiving treatment in various hospitals in the town.
``Thirty nine corpses have been seen so far and 30 persons injured.’’
The police spokesman added that about 30 houses were burnt by hoodlums.
Kwaji said 30 persons had been arrested in connection with the crisis.
``The situation is relatively calm at the moment as 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. (NAN)
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