Matchete wounds were inflicted on the head of the Divisional Police Officer in the Arondizuogu police headquarters in Imo State's Ideato North Local Government Area.
Gunmen stormed the police station about 2am Monday and killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police, according to reports from SaharaReporters.
A police car and the DPO's SUV were also set on fire by the attackers.
State Police Commissioner Hussain Rabiu is on his way to the neighborhood to inspect the devastation done by the rampaging gunmen, according to reports from high-ranking officials.
At Arondizuogu, Ideato North, Imo State, the DPO was assaulted and matched on his head, and an ASP was shot dead. The police station and the DPO's personal Lexus Jeep, as well as the police Sienna, were completely destroyed in the fire. All of them were destroyed. According to one source, the CP is on his way to the location.
Confirmation came from Michael Abattam, a spokesman for the state police.
During an ambush on soldiers in Awo Mmamma in Oru East Local Government Area on Monday, a military officer was slain by gunmen.
Armed men assaulted the town and allegedly set fire to a hotel, as well as cars and buildings.
The incident that occurred near Ishieke Junction in the neighborhood sparked concern among the residents.
As the hamlet was taken over by military, many indigenous people were forced to evacuate.
Ishieke intersection in Awo Mmamma was the scene of an attack by some of the hoodlums, who killed one of the troops." They took off for Anambra State's Ihiala. A source added that soldiers later attacked the area and torched a hotel, cars, houses, and stalls on fire, causing mayhem in the area.
There have been a number of attacks on security forces in the state of Imo recently.
Owerri's Imo State Police Command and Nigerian Correctional Service offices were destroyed by armed attackers on April 5, and 1,800 detainees were rescued.
Unfortunately, a stray bullet struck a suspect in the escape of a prisoner.
Hope Uzodinma's rural home in Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area of the state, was occupied by gunmen a few days later.
At least one security employee was killed in the incident, which resulted in the destruction of a portion of the structure and several cars within the compound.