The Chairman of the Plateau State Fact-Finding Committee on Incessant Attacks and Killings, Major General Nicholas Rogers (rtd), has dismissed media reports suggesting that the panel indicted the Fulani community as being solely responsible for the decades-long violence in the state.
Speaking at a press briefing in Jos on Tuesday, General Rogers clarified that the crisis on the Plateau involves multiple groups and could not be attributed to any single ethnic community.
“The crisis in Plateau State is not domiciled in any ethnic group. 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 those mistakes that led to this issue of crisis,” he said.
He stressed that reprisal attacks remain a major driver of the recurring bloodshed, and cautioned elites and community leaders to guide their youth against taking the law into their own hands. “We advise the elite to always instruct their youth to report cases to the relevant authorities and allow investigations to be conducted properly. We urge people to lay down their arms,” he added.
The retired general also explained that the committee’s recommendations are not yet public, as they were submitted only to Governor Caleb Mutfwang. “It is wrong to insinuate that only Fulani are responsible. We have submitted our report to the governor, and it is only the governor who has access to the recommendations. The paper is not in the public domain. So where will anyone see the recommendations claiming one particular tribe was indicted?” he queried.
The 10-member committee, inaugurated in May 2025, was tasked with probing the root causes of the killings which have claimed over 11,000 lives and destroyed at least 420 communities across 13 local government areas since 2001.
General Rogers appealed to the Plateau State government to demonstrate strong political will in implementing the panel’s recommendations in order to bring an end to the cycle of violence and restore lasting peace to the state.
