Fresh details have emerged of the clash between the navy and police in Calabar as it was claimed that some naval personnel used a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) to bring down a section of the Akim Police Barracks in the Cross River State capital.
Recall trouble started earlier on Tuesday, May 30, when an unidentified naval rating was shot in the left shoulder by a policeman over an alleged traffic offence.
The situation later degenerated as a section of the Akim Police Station, which is located along the busy IBB Way, was allegedly burnt by navy personnel, while two police vehicles were set ablaze.
It was learnt that two policemen, identified as Sergeant Odudu and Corporal Emmanuel Mbang, were shot dead at a close range, while a third policeman, identified simply as Ibiam, was shot in the left eye.
Read: Three Policemen Reportedly Burnt Alive As Police Clash With Navy In Calabar
An eyewitness, Samson Inok, said at least three navy operatives emerged from a nearby gutter and shot the policemen who were trying to escape from the station.
Inok said, “The navy operatives came out from the gutter and started shooting at a very close range, while a GPMP mounted far Away started firing at the station. Those that shot the policemen came out from the gutter.
“They accessed the police station through the underground water drainage channels. The policemen that died were shot at close range by naval personnel that emerged from the gutter. They were running out for safety thinking that the naval men were far away.”
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