CITIZENS COMPASS— Mr Muniru Adekunle Olayemi, the father of the late Gospel singer, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwasings, has warned that his son should not be buried in a church or cemetery.
Although the bereaved, Olayemi, did not clarify his choice of resting place for his son, he emphasised that Toluwanisings should be buried in his personal home in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Olayemi spoke in a viral video posted by Dunmininu Kingdom.
The father also clarified that the Gospel singer christened as Sadiq Bayonle Olayemi was born in July 1992, six months before the demise of his biological mother, whose corpse was transported from Kano to the South West and was certified by her family before her burial.
Olayemi said he married his wife as a Christian before her conversion to Islam.
He added that his late wife was from Agba while he himself hails from Ikirun in Osun State.
According to Olayemi, his son, Sadiq (Toluwanisings), was born in July 1992, six months after his mother passed away in 1992. After his mother’s remains were returned from Kano, her family requested that Sadiq be placed in their care. He was raised in the Christian faith by his maternal family, though my older brother, who was the intermediary between her mother and me, also helped to support him financially, paid his school fees, and provided care while I was based in Kano.
By and large, he was taken to Lagos, where he joined the choir and met his wife. When he told me he was practicing Christianity, I did not oppose this because I married his mother as a Christian; besides, there are both Christians and Muslims in my family.
After his mother’s death, I married another woman who gave me two children, and I am happy that Sadiq maintained a good relationship with them.
A day before his demise, he called one of his younger ones, informing him that he had a show and that he would later call him to discuss an important issue.
He was instrumental in my relocation from Kano and supported me financially.
I don’t want him to be buried in a cemetery or church, but inside his personal house.
