Three policemen were on Tuesday reportedly set ablaze,
following a clash between the police and some officers of the Nigerian navy in
Calabar, Cross River state capital.
In a report monitored on Channels TV, the naval officers
allegedly set the deceased ablaze in their station during the fight.
According to the report, the misunderstanding between the
two parties had started at a police checkpoint, opposite the Navy barracks in
Akim area of the town.
According to a source, trouble started earlier in the day
after a policeman stopped a naval officer at the checkpoint, but the officer
reportedly refused to obey.
The source said the refusal had led to a shootout.
He added that following the incident, some naval officers
mobilised later in the evening and “set the police station ablaze.”
Efforts to reach Irene Ugbo, the State Police Public
Relations Officer could not yield any furit at the time of this report.
Similarly, the navy in the state has also not made any
official statement concerning the issue yet.
By Ameh Comrade Godwin
