Toluwanisings: Police arraign two pastors over alleged unlawful, false publications
The Oyo State Police Command has revealed that no fewer than two pastors have been arraigned for alleged unlawful publications and defamatory statements over the corpse of a deceased gospel singer popularly known as Toluwanisings.
The command noted that two people who claimed to be pastors, identified as Prophet Moses Idowu and Oladapo Joshua Dunmininun, have been arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction.
The suspects were arraigned over offences bordering on the unlawful publication of false information, defamatory statements, and indignity to a deceased human body.
The police characterised the actions of the duo as likely to cause a breach of public peace.
The Oyo State Police Command made these declarations via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST Friday night.
Ayanlade in the statement explained that the duo were arraigned following separate investigations into their alleged involvement in the circulation of videos and publications containing unsubstantiated allegations concerning a deceased person and members of his family, actions capable of causing emotional distress to the bereaved family and disturbing public peace.
He revealed that the duo made some unverified and false publications over the corpse of the popular gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji also known as Toluwanisings.
Ayanlade in the statement said that the suspects were arraigned on issues bordering on the unlawful recording and publication of false information, unlawful publication of defamatory matter, improperly offering indignity to the dead human body by recording and publishing its image without the consent and authority of the family.
Ayanlade in the statement said "In the first case, Prophet Moses Idowu was arrested following an incident in which he visited a morgue where the corpse of the popular gospel singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji (Toluwanisings), claiming to possess spiritual powers to resurrect a deceased person. In the course of the incident, the suspect recorded a video of the deceased's body and subsequently circulated the footage on social media without the consent or authorisation of the deceased's family, thereby subjecting the remains to indignity and causing further distress to the bereaved family.
"Beyond the unauthorised recording and publication of the deceased's body, the suspect also allegedly made publications accusing the deceased's wife, Mrs Olayemi Elizabeth Damilola, and his manager of being responsible for the death, without any substantiated evidence to support such claims.
"Similarly, in a related development involving the same deceased person, the Command arrested one Oladapo Joshua Dunmininun, male, yesterday 12/11/2026 over the alleged publication of false and defamatory information on social media platforms. The suspect in the published videos accused the Personal Assistant, PA, to the deceased and members of his family of being responsible for his death, thereby further spreading allegations against individuals already affected by the loss.
"Consequently, Oladapo Joshua Dunmininun was arraigned today on charges bordering on the publication of false news on Facebook, unlawful publication of defamatory matter and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace. The court adjourned the matter to 11th December, 2026, for further proceedings".
Toluwanisings: Police arraign two pastors over alleged unlawful, false publications