WATCH: Toluwanisings Finally Buried at Ibadan Residence After Family Dispute, Police Intervention

• Toluwanisings has been buried at his Ibadan residence following weeks of family disagreement over his resting place and intervention by the Oyo State Police Command.

Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has been buried at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, following weeks of disagreement over his final resting place.

The singer was laid to rest on Monday, November 9, 2026, after a funeral service at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan.

His remains were subsequently taken to his residence for a private interment attended by family members.

The funeral programme shared on his official social media page scheduled the lying-in-state for 9 am to 10 am, followed by a burial service from 10 am to 11 am.

Family disagreed over burial location

The burial followed a dispute involving the singer’s widow, Elizabeth Damilola Olayemi, and members of his paternal family.

His father, Muniru Olayemi, reportedly opposed plans to bury him in a cemetery, insisting that he should be laid to rest either at his residence or beside his late mother in Ikirun, Osun State.

The singer’s uncle, Lawal Ademola Rauf, also called for the burial arrangements to be suspended pending an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The disagreement became public as relatives exchanged accusations over the proposed arrangements, drawing reactions on social media.

Police intervention led to peace undertaking

The Oyo State Police Command intervened as tensions grew.

On November 3, the singer’s widow, father, friends and associates signed a peace undertaking before the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.

According to the police, the agreement required those involved to maintain peace and discontinue public exchanges, interviews and social media publications concerning the disagreement.

The parties were also required to prevent their representatives and associates from making statements capable of reigniting tensions.

The police warned that anyone whose actions constituted a criminal offence would face arrest and prosecution.

Following the intervention, the parties reached an agreement that allowed the burial to proceed at the singer’s Ibadan residence.

Fans remember gospel singer

Toluwanisings died in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. His family announced his death, which prompted tributes from fans, colleagues and members of the gospel music community.

He was known for his energetic worship ministrations and gospel songs, including ‘A Very Big God’, ‘Unreserved Praise’, ‘Onibuore’ and ‘Kabiyesi Olorun Ayo’.

Fans and fellow gospel artistes remembered his contributions to gospel music and the impact of his worship ministry.

His interment resolves the disagreement over his final resting place. The questions some relatives previously raised about the circumstances of his death remain a separate matter.

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The final viewing of Toluwanisings remains before he is laid to rest at his residence in Ibadan 💔 pic.twitter.com/6Dbg1wU8wg— Vampz (@Hybrid_Ola) November 9, 2026

A solemn moment as late gospel singer Toluwanisings is taken on his final journey to his resting place, where he will be laid to rest. pic.twitter.com/I41LrgDKVo— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) November 9, 2026