Former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, on Monday submitted a two-volume peace and security report to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, with recommendations centred on the protection of vulnerable communities, recovery of displaced persons, and institutional reforms aimed at ending the cycle of violence in the state.
The report comes amid a renewed wave of deadly attacks on rural communities across Plateau in the first half of 2026, which left scores dead, thousands displaced, and farmlands destroyed.
The escalation prompted Mutfwang to lead a high-powered Plateau delegation to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in April 2026 to seek urgent Federal Government intervention.
Following that engagement, Tinubu directed the state to “reignite and reinvigorate the search for lasting peace,” leading to the constitution of the strategic committee headed by Senator Dariye.
The committee was mandated to “harmonise issues raised during the Plateau State delegation’s visit to President Tinubu, develop a comprehensive engagement agenda with the Presidency, identify priority areas requiring Federal Government intervention, and recommend sustainable measures to promote peace, security, social cohesion, and development.”
