Policeman goes berserk and kills four passersby in Cross River (video)
Pandemonium erupted at Atakpa near the popular Calabar Watt Market in Calabar South local government area of Cross River State on Sunday, March 23, following the k!lling of four passersby allegedly by an armed policeman.
According to eyewitnesses, the officer went berserk, firing several gunshots into the air and the bullets mistakenly hit the victims, killing them instantly.
“The victims were innocent and passersby who did not have any quarrel with the police officer. I suspect the officer ran amok,” an eyewitness said
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Cross River State Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said
“The officer misbehaved we suspect he has become mentally unstable.This is what we suspect at a moment”
The PPRO stressed that the Command was trying to unravel the mystery behind the shooting of the innocent victims.
