The Imo State Police command said that it had launched a manhunt for the killers of its five operatives and a couple at the Okpala junction in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that some unidentified gunmen had today opened fire on five policemen who were eating at a local restaurant, killed all of them and carted away their rifles.
The gunmen also killed a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu who owned a shop beside the scene of crime.
Confirming the gruesome murder to newsmen, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, said that the command’s Tactical and Operational Teams had been deployed to the area.
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