Police launch manhunt as gunmen kill 5 officers, couple in Imo

The Imo State Police Command has begun manhunt for the killers of five police officers and a couple at Okpala, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state  on Friday morning.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer,  ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the command’s Tactical and Operational Teams had  been deployed to the area.

Okoye, who noted that the command was on the trail of the suspects, said security had been beefed up in the area to increase public confidence.