Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo on Friday wept with his wife, Betty during the service in honour of victims of the Owo Church attacks almost two weeks ago.
NPO had Reported earlier that the victims were brought to the church on Friday for mass burial.
But the Governor, who was joined by other eminent personalities, said the government had failed the people.
His words: “We have failed to defend these people. Not because we have not tried, but because these forces on the other side are evil and they have supports.”
Sounding courageous however, the governor said those who wanted to instill fear on Nigerians would not triumph.
“When I see the sea of heads that are here; it speaks volumes. What has happened to us in Owo in Ondo state is indescribable.
“A lot of words are used to qualify it: dastardly, horrendous. But I still believe there are words to use to describe it, but I am still short of those words.
“We have just 22 (deceased) in this hall. A few of them have been buried because the relatives couldn’t wait till today. But as at the last count, these animals came to the church and murdered 40 people.”
It was an emotional moment as relatives of the victims gathered to pay their last respects to the loved ones.
