Gunmen, on Friday, killed five police officers and a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Nwagu during an attack at Okpala community in Ngor-Okpala LGA, Imo State.
The incident occurred on Friday around 8 am.
A witness, who pleaded anonymity, said that the police officers were attacked inside a restaurant.
He said the gunmen also killed the Nwagu couple, the owners of the restaurant.
The witness added that the gunmen carted away the police officers’ rifles after the attack.
A viral video on social media shows the lifeless bodies of the police officers on the ground as residents of the community scamper for safety.
Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye.
He confirmed the killings, noting that a team of officers has been deployed in the area.
The PPRO said the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at a mortuary.
The attack on the police officer was not the first by gunmen in Imo State.
Some days ago, Augustine Ukaegbu, an inspector of police, was killed by gunmen in Umuoshike Ogbor, Aboh-Mbaise LGA of the state.
In March, three officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps were feared dead following an ambush in Obiangwu community, Ngor-Okpala LGA.
In January, a female police officer, Chinyere Obialor, was killed by gunmen.