Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has been buried at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, after a dispute over his final resting place.
The singer’s family and widow, Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola, disagreed over where to bury him following his death. However, both parties reached a peace deal brokered by the Oyo State Police Command.
The agreement paved the way for his burial at his Ibadan home on Monday. Only family members attended the private ceremony.
Earlier, the family held a lying-in-state at about 9 a.m. at the Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia.
A burial service followed at 10 a.m. The family then took his remains to his residence, where they laid him to rest.
Toluwanisings’ death became public on October 14, although his family did not disclose the cause.
His burial plans soon sparked a disagreement between his widow and paternal relatives.
The singer’s paternal family wanted to postpone the burial until authorities concluded an investigation into his death.
Lawal Ademola Rauf, his uncle, said the family wanted to bury him in Ikirun, Osun State, beside his late mother.
He also threatened to exhume the body if the widow buried him in a cemetery. The family had alleged that Damilola wanted to bury her husband in a cemetery.
However, gospel singer Lanre Alewilese later announced that the widow and the family had settled their differences.
He disclosed that both parties had agreed to bury the singer at his Ibadan residence.
The agreement ended the dispute over his final resting place and allowed the family to proceed with Monday’s burial.
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