In his appreciation, Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Ogunoye, said that the gesture was quite befitting.
The meeting noted that the recent proposal for the creation of “Ose State” was without due consultations with the indigenous peoples of Owo and Ose.
Unlike other Sundays, the usually packed religious centres were largely deserted, apparently flowing from fears of last week’s disaster.
“We are yet to know their identity and our security people are still on their trail,” Mr Akeredolu told Swiss-based Christian Solidarity International on Friday.
The Federal government had, on Thursday afternoon, blamed the Islamic fighters for the attack on the worshippers.
N50 million will go to victims of the attack and N25 million to the Catholic Diocese of Ondo.
