The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned two men over the unauthorised recording and circulation of the corpse of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings
The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, confirmed the arraignment to newsmen.
Olayinka said one of the suspects, Prophet Moses Idowu, was arrested after visiting a morgue where the singer’s corpse was kept, claiming to possess spiritual powers to resurrect a deceased person.
He said the suspect recorded a video of the deceased’s body and subsequently circulated the footage online without the consent of the deceased’s family, thereby subjecting the remains to indignity and causing further distress to the bereaved family.
The command added that Idowu also allegedly made publications accusing the singer’s wife, Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola, and his manager of being responsible for his death, “without any substantiated evidence to support such claims.”
Consequently, he was arraigned on four counts bordering on unlawful recording and publication of false information, defamation, indignity to a deceased human body and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.
The court ordered that Idowu be remanded at the Correctional Centre, while the case was adjourned until December 2, 2026, for further proceedings.
In a related development, the command said it arrested the second suspect, content creator Oladapo Joshua Dunminimnun, over alleged false and defamatory publications on social media.
According to the police, the suspect circulated videos accusing the deceased’s personal assistant and family members of being responsible for his death.
