Gunmen have late Friday night killed four policemen at the Agwa Divisional Police headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state.
Among the four officers killed were two female policemen who were gunned down within the premises.
A section of the building was set ablaze by the attackers.
This is even as the gunmen invaded the house of a resident identified only as Ejike, shot him dead and shot his wife before fleeing.
Members of the community said they had come under siege in the past saying that the attackers came in three vehicles.
Sources in the community who do not want to mentioned disclosed that they struck around 10- 11pm in three vehicles.
“It was this morning that we heard that they were criminals and they attacked the police division, killed four policemen and burnt vehicles there.”
Another source said he was in his house when he started hearing sounds of gunshots and he didn’t bother coming outside.
He said, “I was already inside when I started hearings sounds of gunshots. I didn’t bother coming outside because it was safer to stay indoors than to come outside.