Gist reaching Inside Source revealed that a bloody clash between police and Naval officers in Calabar, Cross Rivers state, has claimed the lives of three police officers and a police station set ablaze by rampaging Naval officers.
It was reported that trouble started when a police traffic officer stopped a group of Naval officers who tried to beat the traffic light at a check point opposite the Navy barracks in the Akim area of the town on Tuesday afternoon.
According reports, the Naval officers took offence at the officer that led to a faceoff which latter resulted in both parties calling for reinforcement.
The Naval officers took their grievance to the Akim police station where they shot sporadically and set the station ablaze.
It was gathered that the Naval officers reportedly stopped fire fighters from putting off the fire which latter resulted to death of three police officers at the station in the wake of the clash.
