[All Africa] A mob on Thursday attacked and killed a policeman over the death of a woman and two children on Owerri Road, Onitsha, Anambra.Witnesses said that the incident occurred at 3.30p.m. when the police officer attempted to forcibly stop an articulated vehicle loaded with sand along the road.
According to the witnesses, the driver lost control causing the fatal accident.
"A tipper driver who was carrying sharp sand tried to meander his way past the coppers at the checkpoint but in the attempt to escape ran into the woman and children.
"I wouldn't know exactly why the tipper driver was stopped but immediately the accident happened, the coppers around the area made effort to leave the scene but were attacked by the mob," a witness said.
The witness said that the victims were standing by the roadside to board a vehicle to their destination when they met their untimely death.
Another witness said that the mob spontaneously chased the coppers and beat up two of them, while the others escaped with their guns.