‘I’ll curse whoever objects’ — Toluwanisings’ grandmum rejects cemetery, insists he be buried at home

The paternal grandmother of Olayemi Bolaji, the late gospel singer better known as Toluwanisings, has insisted that he be buried at his house in Ibadan, Oyo, vowing to curse anyone who goes against her wish.

The demand comes after the singer’s death on October 14, with reports claiming Elizabeth, his wife, prefers a cemetery burial.

In an interview with media personality Dunmininu, the singer’s grandmother expressed her firm stance, saying she does not want him buried in a cemetery or where his mother was laid to rest.

“I don’t want him to be buried in a cemetery or where his mother was buried. I want him to be buried at his house in Ibadan. I will curse whoever goes against that,” she declared.

The grandmother also opened up about her limited contact with the singer in his later years.

She revealed she last saw him over five years ago and was unaware of his career or the house he had built. She said he had provided her with financial support for only three months.

The grandmother also recounted how the singer’s sibling discouraged her from contacting him when she needed help buying a phone, after which they stopped communicating.

“I didn’t know he was a singer; I only found out recently. I wasn’t aware that he had built a house either. I couldn’t reach him, and I last saw him over five years ago, before he eventually died, when he came to my house with his wife,” she said.

“At some point, I asked a lady here to help me call him. When I eventually spoke to him, he apologised for not visiting me, saying it was because of his busy work schedule. After that, he sent me N10,000 three times, but he later stopped giving me any allowance. I wanted to reach out to him at some point because I needed a phone, but his sibling told me not to call him. Since then, I haven’t spoken to him.

Earlier, Toluwanisings’ paternal uncle called for his burial to be postponed pending an investigation into the cause of his death.