Tears as Toluwanisings is buried in Ibadan after weeks of family dispute

Gospel singer Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has been laid to rest at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, amid tears, weeks after his death.

The singer was buried on Monday, in a ceremony attended by family members, following a peace agreement brokered by the Oyo State Police Command to resolve disagreements over his final resting place.

His funeral began with a lying-in-state at about 9 a.m. at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan, followed by a burial service at 10 a.m.

Videos shared online from the ceremony showed some mourners crying as they stood before his coffin.

His remains were subsequently taken to his residence, where he was buried in a ceremony attended only by family members.

Toluwanisings’ death was announced by his family on October 14, 2026. The family did not disclose the cause of his death. He was 41 and survived by his wife and two children.

His burial arrangements had generated controversy, with his paternal relatives demanding that the burial be postponed pending an investigation into his death.

His uncle, Lawal Rauf, had insisted that the singer should be buried in Ikirun, Osun State, beside his late mother, and threatened that the body would be exhumed if he was buried in a cemetery.

The disagreement prompted police intervention, leading to a peace undertaking signed on November 3 by the singer’s widow, Olayemi Damilola, his father, Muniru Olayemi, and other relatives and associates before Commissioner of Police Abimbola Olugbenga.

The parties agreed to maintain peace and stop public exchanges over the dispute.

Toluwanisings was known for his song ‘A Very Big God’ and gained recognition through his energetic worship ministrations.

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