Plateau State Governor, Chief Joshua Dariye, has denied the allegation of the state government involvement in the remote cause of the sectarian crisis that claimed the lives of thousands of people and property worth billions of naira looted and damaged last week.

The governor who spoke on the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa service programme monitored in Jos last week, explained that the state government has no hand in blood letting. "Plateau State government is not supporting any group in the crisis because the government belongs to both the Christians and the Muslims, saying, "the government has not taken side as it is neutral," he said.

According to Chief Joshua Dariye, government would soon set up a judicial commission of inquiry that would investigate the causes of the violence as soon as normalcy is restored to the state capital.

He said that the main concern of the state government at this moment is to work for the restoration of peace among the parties involved in the sectarian crisis, adding that "a lasting solution would be taken at the end as the government is not going to leave anybody or group found to be wanting in the disturbances." According to the governor, in spite of the blood-letting, "Plateau State will continue to maintain its legacy for being the home of peace and called on inhabitants of the state capital to go about their normal business.