{"id":393585,"date":"2017-06-01T07:28:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T07:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/01\/nigeria-policemen-killed-by-navy-in-calabar\/"},"modified":"2017-06-01T07:28:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T07:28:12","slug":"nigeria-policemen-killed-by-navy-in-calabar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/01\/nigeria-policemen-killed-by-navy-in-calabar\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria policemen \u2018killed by navy\u2019 in Calabar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Nigeria-police-killed.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It is unclear what sparked the clashes but a senior police officer told the BBC that a police station had been set on fire.<\/p>\n<p>One media report says that a policeman had confronted a navy officer for failing to stop at some traffic lights.<\/p>\n<p>The police and the navy have not officially commented on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Images of burned cars and building were shared on the Nigeria police Facebook page but they have since been removed.<\/p>\n<p>Another media report says that a navy officer who had been involved in a minor accident with a motorised rickshaw had been angered by the policeman\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, a group of armed naval officers are said to have attacked and burnt down a local police station.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Martin Patience in Lagos says the attack highlights the often lawless behaviour of the country\u2019s defence forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is unclear what sparked the clashes but a senior police officer told the BBC that a police station had been set on fire. 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