Gunmen killed Musa Hyok, a priest from Church of Christ in the Nation (COCIN), and his two sons in the Ganawuri community of the Riyom Highlands Regional Government.
Residents claimed that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of three Fulani men in the area.
The Plateau State police command spokesman, Alfred Alabo, confirmed the incident to journalists in Jos, the state capital.
Mr. Alabo said the command was investigating the incident to uncover those behind the attack.
The youth leader of the community, Bitrus Song, said the incident was in retaliation for the killing of three Fulani youths in the community.
“Trouble started when some suspected Fulani kidnappers were arrested last Wednesday, our Market day, but they escaped in the hands of the Fulani who were supposed to be guarding them before the arrival of security operatives.
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“The situation turned into an argument and then into a clash that resulted in the death of three Fulani youths despite several meetings and appeals for calm.
“We suspect that the situation led to the attack on the family who knew nothing about what happened last Wednesday,” he said.
But when contacted the Plateau State Chairman of the Miyyati Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Nura Abdullahi, said the three members of the group earlier arrested were not the kidnappers.
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