Prophet Idowu remanded in prison for filming Toluwanisings’ corpse at morgue 

The Oyo State Police Command has arraigned two men—a cleric, Prophet Moses Idowu, and a social media content creator, Oladapo Joshua Dunmininu—over the unauthorised filming of the corpse of late gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, and the circulation of unsubstantiated social media videos accusing his widow and aides of orchestrating his death.

Prophet remanded over morgue recording 

In an official statement issued on Friday, November 13, 2026, by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the command revealed that Prophet Idowu was arrested after visiting the morgue where the late singer’s body was deposited under the pretext of possessing spiritual powers to resurrect him.

According to the police, instead of honouring the sanctity of the facility, Idowu recorded a video of Toluwanisings’ remains and circulated the footage online without family consent—subjecting the deceased to indignity and causing severe emotional distress to grieving relatives.

Investigators further disclosed that the cleric published videos accusing the singer’s widow, Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola, and his manager of having a hand in his death without providing any credible evidence. 

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 his remand at the Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter until December 2, 2026.

Content creator charged for flouting police peace undertaking

In a related arrest on Thursday, November 12, police apprehended Oladapo Joshua Dunmininu over defamatory Facebook videos accusing Toluwanisings’ personal assistant and family members of culpability in his passing.

Police noted that Dunmininu persisted in releasing the videos despite repeated warnings from authorities and full knowledge of a formal peace undertaking previously signed by concerned parties restraining public commentary on the singer’s death. 

Arraigned on charges of publishing false news on Facebook, defamation, and conduct likely to breach public peace, his case was adjourned until December 11, 2026.

Background of the controversy

Toluwanisings passed away in Ibadan on October 14, 2026, after reportedly slumping, sparking widespread outrage after his personal assistant, Babadunni Gbolabo, alleged that several hospitals rejected him during emergency efforts. 

Following weeks of intense family disagreement between his father, Muniru Adekunle Olayemi, and his widow over his burial site—which required police mediation—the singer was laid to rest privately at his Ibadan residence on November 9.

Warning content creators against exploiting grief for online traffic, Oyo State Commissioner of Police CP Olugbenga Abimbola urged citizens to respect the dignity of the dead and allow lawful investigations to take their course.