Toluwanisings’ burial dispute: Oyo police broker peace, parties sign undertaking

From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan
The Oyo State Police Command has brokered peace among parties involved in the dispute over the burial arrangements of the late singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings.
The intervention followed disagreements between the deceased’s family, wife and associates, which reportedly generated allegations of conspiracy, defamation of character and concerns over conduct capable of causing a breach of public peace.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
According to the statement, the Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, receiv...