The Fact-finding Committee Chairman on incessant attacks, killings, and destruction in Plateau State over the last 20 years, Major General Nicholas Rogers (rtd), has debunked reports claiming the committee indicted Fulani and herders in the state of being responsible for the killings across 13 local government areas.
Gov. Mutfwang had, in May 2025, inaugurated a 10-member panel to unravel the causes of the incessant violence in the state since 2001.
The Fact-Finding committee had on Wednesday last week, submitted the report of their findings to the governor at the Government House, Jos, where the committee revealed that over 11, 000 people were killed in two decades of the crisis.
The committee also disclosed that no fewer than 420 communities across 13 local government areas had been attacked between 2001 and 2025.
However, after submitting the report, the herding community raised concerns over reports in national dailies quoting the committee chairman as indicating Fulani herders and others primarily from neighbouring states like Taraba, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Bauchi were perpetrators of deadly killings and attacks in the state.
At a press briefing on Wednesday in Jos, the chairman said “The crisis in Plateau state is not domiciled to any ethnic groups. All the ethnic groups are involved. It is wrong to pinpoint any particular tribe and say it is responsible. We have all made mistakes in one way or the other and it is the mistake that led to this issue of crisis and then it is not proper to say one particular group is responsible.
“It is wrong to insinuate that only Fulani are responsible. We have sent our report to the governor. Like I have said , all tribes have one issue or the other, you cannot say one tribe causes problem. However, there were places where accusing fingers were pointed to a particular tribe as being the major threat, “ the chairman said.
Major Rogers, however, said the report is yet to be made public and therefore is premature to draw conclusion against a particular tribe.
“The report is clear and the governor knows what to do. Only the governor has access to the paper I know. The paper is not in the public domain. Where will the person see the recommendations that the committee said one particular tribe is responsible for the crisis in Plateau state?”
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While appealing to the state government to consider the recommendations and deploy the necessary political will to ensure full implementation for the restoration of peace in the state, the chairman further noted that “reprisal attacks fuel the cycle of violence. We advise the elite to always instruct their youth to report cases to the relevant authorities and allow them to conduct investigations properly. We urge people to lay down their arms.”
Daily Trust
