Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Sharubutu Ward of Bachit District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, John Baren, his wife and child, were killed on Thursday at Gwarim in Rim village by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
An eyewitness said the Barens were returning from the funeral of a relation in Riyom when they were killed at about 3.30pm in a forest.
Confirming the incident, a member of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Daniel Dem, condemned the killings.
He called on the state’s Special Task Force to step up efforts to apprehend the hoodlums.
The lawmaker described Baren as a hard worker and a committed party leader.
Spokesman for the police in the state, Abu Emmanuel, said the Barens were on their way home when their attackers hacked them to death.