The monarch , identified as  Lawrence Agaie, was said to be his way home on Monday, July 18, after visiting his farm in Sha District when he was attacked by the armed men.

The monarch's police orderly, Sunday Wuyah, his wife, as well as his son, Shagari were also killed in the attack.

A woman, however, survived the gun shots and currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bokkos.

Confirming the killings, spokesman of the special task force (STF), in charge of security in Plateau, Ikedichi Iweha, said corpses of the victims have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital in Jos.

According to Iweha, no arrests have been made yet.

Bokkos, the local government of Joshua Dariye, a serving senator and former governor of Plateau, is not new to disturbing incidents.