VIDEO: GOSPEL SINGER TOLUWANISINGS BURIED AT IBADAN RESIDENCE

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By: Hammad Fasasi

Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, has been buried in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death.

The singer was laid to rest on Monday at his residence, where his wife and children live, in a private ceremony attended only by family members. The burial followed a peace agreement brokered by the Oyo State Police Command.

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

His remains were subsequently taken to his residence, where he was buried in the presence of close family members.

Toluwanisings’ death was announced on October 14, although the cause of death was not disclosed.

His burial arrangements had earlier sparked disagreements between his paternal relatives and his widow, Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola.

The singer’s paternal family had called for a postponement of the burial pending the conclusion of an investigation into his death.

His uncle, Lawal Ademola Rauf, said the family wanted him buried in Ikirun, Osun State, beside his late mother. He also threatened that the body would be exhumed if the singer was buried in a cemetery.

The family had alleged that the widow wanted him buried in a cemetery, further deepening the disagreement over the burial arrangements.

However, gospel singer Lanre Alewilese later announced that the family and the widow had reached an agreement to bury Toluwanisings at his residence in Ibadan.

The singer, who was widely known for his song A Very Big God, gained recognition through his energetic worship ministrations.