Toluwanisings' widow bows to pressure, agrees for singer to be buried at home

Damilola Olayemi, the widow of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Toluwanisings, has finally bowed to pressure over the final resting place of her husband.

This came after an alleged disagreement with the singer’s family.

DAILY POST recalls that the family had, in a viral interview online, alleged that the 32-year-old widow rejected the plan to bury Toluwanisings at their home in Ibadan, Oyo State.

She reportedly said she preferred him buried at the cemetery.

Kicking against her wish, Toluwanisings’ father insisted that the singer’s body should be taken to his hometown and buried near his late mother if he can’t be buried at his Ibadan residence.

The development sparked controversy online, with many questioning the wife’s love for him and calling for an investigation into his sudden death.

However, speaking amid the controversy in an Instagram video on Sunday, Toluwanisings’ close associate and colleague, Lanre Alewilese, revealed that the wife has finally agreed to the singer being buried at home.

While terming the disagreement between the widow and her father-in-law a misunderstanding, Alewilese pleaded with netizens to be calm and stop attacking the deceased’s wife.

“Please for God’s sake, let peace reign. Damilola is very young for what she’s currently going through. I’m very close to the deceased; his wife is accommodating. All his band members can attest to this.

“The disagreement between Toluwanisings’ father and his widow has been resolved. What happened was just a misunderstanding. The duo have agreed to bury Toluwanisings at his house. Please, Nigerians, let there be peace. If you truly love the singer, let his wife have peace now that his burial place has been resolved.”

Watch Alewilese speak below:

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