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Gunmen on Friday night attacked Oguta police station in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

The gunmen who struck in the dead of the night were repelled by cops on duty, our correspondent learnt.

The gun duel which lasted for hours left a police mobile officer dead with some of the hoodlums escaping with gunshot injuries.

Sources told our correspondent that on arrival, the attackers threw explosives at the police facility and opened fire on the men on duty.

A source who doesn’t want to mentioned said,” Gunmen attacked Oguta 1 police division and killed one visiting mobile police officer.