The family and associates of late gospel singer, Olayemi Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, have signed a peace undertaking following disagreements over where he should be buried.
The agreement was reached on Tuesday at the Oyo State Police Command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, after the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, intervened to prevent the dispute from escalating.
The police spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday, saying the commissioner received information about the disagreement on October 28, involving the singer’s family and associates over his burial arrangements.
The disagreement reportedly centred on the burial location, with the singer’s father, Muniru Olayemi, said to have favoured interring his son at the house he built or beside his late mother in Osun State, while his wife, Elizabeth Damilola Olayemi, reportedly opposed the proposal to bury him at their residence.
Those who signed the undertaking included the singer’s wife, his father and three associates identified as Oyindamola Esther, Babadunni Gbolabo and Lawal Ademola Rafiu. His personal assistant and other representatives were also present.
According to the police, the parties agreed to maintain peace, refrain from actions capable of causing a breakdown of law and order, and stop public exchanges, interviews and discussions that could worsen the disagreement.
The command added that the parties also undertook to discontinue the circulation of allegations and publications relating to the matter across social media platforms, blogs, newspapers, radio stations and other communication channels.
They were equally warned against using proxies or associates to reignite the controversy.
Olugbenga cautioned the parties against exploiting the singer’s death to fuel hostility or spread unsubstantiated allegations, warning that anyone whose actions violated the law would be arrested and prosecuted.
He also urged bloggers, media practitioners and members of the public to avoid spreading unverified reports capable of escalating tensions.
Toluwanisings died in Ibadan on October 14, 2026, after reportedly slumping. His death sparked controversy following claims that several hospitals allegedly declined to attend to him during efforts to secure emergency medical treatment.
His personal assistant, Babadunni Gbolabo, had claimed that the singer was taken to seven or eight hospitals before his death, while the University College Hospital, Ibadan, said it had no record showing that he was brought to the facility.
