Cop kills mad man

Tamale (Northern Region), 23rd June 99 -

A police corporal shot and killed a man, who allegedly went berserk and attacked worshippers at the Episcopal Presbyterian Church at Chereponi in the Saboba-Chereponi district last Sunday.

A statement issued by the Northern Region Police Public Relations Unit in Tamale said the unidentified man, believed to be about 40 years old, stormed the church, brandishing a cutlass towards the congregation.

The Policeman, who was on guard duty nearby, was called upon to disarm the man, suspected to be insane.

According to the statement, the man rushed on the Policeman with the cutlass, but he shot him, killing him instantly.

Meanwhile the Policeman is in custody pending further investigations.