By Dirisu Yakubu
ABUJA- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday prayed for the repose of the victims of last week’s killings in Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State who were laid to rest in a mass burial Thursday.

Trucks convey corpses of victims of herdsmen killings in Benue to IBB Square, Makurdi for funeral rites

In a condolence message posted on its official Twitter Handle, the party sympathized with the government and people of Benue State and called for the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of the evil act.

“We sympathize with Governor Samuel Orton and the bereaved families if Guma and Logo local government areas of Benue State. We pray for the repose if the innocent souls.

” May the killers and masterminds of this evil have no rest. We charge those with the responsibility of bringing the perpetrators to book, to muster the courage to make the evil doers face the full wrath of the law,” the tweet read.