Gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji (Toluwanisings) has been buried in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death.
He was buried on Monday at his residence, the home where his wife and children live, in a private ceremony witnessed only by family members, following a peace deal brokered by the Oyo State Police Command.
The lying-in-state was held at about 9 a.m. at the Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, and was followed by a burial service at 10 a.m.
The singer’s body was then taken to his residence for interment.
His death was announced on October 14, though the cause was not made public.
The burial arrangements soon became a source of conflict.
Paternal relatives pushed for a postponement until an investigation into his death was concluded, with his uncle Lawal Ademola Rauf, stating the family wanted the singer buried in Ikirun, Osun State, beside his late mother.
He went further, threatening to exhume the body should the singer be buried in a cemetery.
The family alleged that the singer’s widow Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola wanted him buried in a cemetery.
However, gospel singer Lanre Alewilese later disclosed that the family and widow had reached an agreement to bury him at his Ibadan residence.
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