The widow of late Nigerian gospel singer, Toluwanisings, Damilola Olayemi, has reportedly agreed to have her husband buried at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, following days of controversy over his closing resting place.
The resolution comes after an alleged disagreement between the 32-year-old widow and the singer’s household over the place his stays must be laid to relaxation.
In a viral interview, members of the deceased’s household had alleged that Damilola rejected their proposal to bury the singer at his Ibadan residence, reportedly insisting that he ought to as an alternative be buried in a cemetery.
However, Toluwanisings’ father reportedly maintained that his son must be taken to his hometown and buried beside his late mom if burial on the Ibadan residence was not potential.
The disagreement generated reactions on social media, with some Nigerians questioning the widow’s place and calling for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s sudden dying.
But talking amid the controversy in an Instagram video on Sunday, Toluwanisings’ shut affiliate and colleague, Lanre Alewilese, disclosed that the disagreement between the widow and her father-in-law had been resolved.
Alewilese described the state of affairs as a misunderstanding and appealed to Nigerians to permit the household to mourn the deceased in peace.
He additionally defended the widow, describing her as accommodating and urging the general public to not topic her to additional strain whereas she grieves.
“Please, for God’s sake, let peace reign. Damilola may be very younger for what she’s presently going by means of. I’m very near the deceased; his spouse 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,” he mentioned.
Alewilese additional confirmed that each events had agreed to bury the singer at his Ibadan residence.
“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,” he added.
He urged Nigerians to respect the widow’s grief and permit the household to proceed with the burial preparations with out additional controversy.
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