Gunmen raze Imo police station, kill policeman

Unknown gunmen have attacked and burnt a police Divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state.

The attack which happened around 2:00 am on Tuesday left one of the police officers on duty dead. According to our source in the community, the attack left the Divisional Police Officer of the Division with a broken head after he was attacked by the invaders.

“Gunmen have attacked the Arondizuogu Divisional Police Headquarters. They burnt and killed one of the police officers. The attacked at the odd hours and left the DPO with a broken head. They gave him matchet cuts and vandalized his Jeep and a police sienna vehicle belonging to the division,” a source who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent.

The spokesperson for the command, Micheal Abattam, confirmed the attack and added that the state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, had ordered an investigation into the attack.