The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemns as sacrilegious and callous,
the gruesome murder of two Catholic priests and worshippers at St.
Ignatius Catholic Church, Ukpor, Mbalom, in Gwer West Local Government
Area of Benue State.
This attack on innocent and defenseless Nigerians while they were
worshipping is extremely wicked and cannot be justified under any guise
whatsoever.
The PDP is deeply worried over the unabated killings in Benue, Taraba,
Nasarawa, Kogi, Zamfara, Plateau, Bornu, Adamawa and other parts of the
country where bloodletting has become daily occurrence.
More worrisome is that the Federal Government has continued to allow
these killings without any decisive steps to stem the ugly trend.
President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal
Government must live up to its basic responsibility of protection of
lives and our national territorial integrity. Indeed, our citizens
cannot continue to daily fall victims of attacks by marauders while the
government fails to exert itself to guarantee their safety.
We therefore urge our security agencies to take immediate steps towards
apprehending the perpetrators and masterminds of this dastardly act and
to ensure the safety of Nigerians, particularly in the troubled states.
Finally, the PDP commiserates with the Catholic Church, the government
and people of Benue State as well as the families of the victims of
these horrendous killings.
We pray God to heal our land and enthrone a national leadership that
would restore peace, unity and harmonious living in our country.
