Oyo State Police Command has arraigned a self-styled prophet, Moses Idowu, and a content creator, Oladapo Joshua Dunminimnun, over videos and online posts linked to the death of gospel singer Toluwanisings. Idowu was remanded in a correctional centre after allegedly filming the singer’s corpse in a morgue.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, made this known in a statement on Friday. The police said Idowu went to the morgue where the singer’s body was kept, claimed he could bring him back to life, and recorded the body.
According to the police, he “recorded a video of the deceased’s body and subsequently circulated the footage on social media” without the consent of the family. He is also accused of publishing claims, without evidence, that implicated the singer’s widow and personal assistant in his death.
Idowu faces four counts: unlawful recording and publication of false information, publication of defamatory material, indignity to a dead body, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace. The case was adjourned to December 2.
Dunminimnun was arraigned separately over Facebook videos that allegedly blamed the singer’s relatives and associates for his death. Police said he kept posting despite signing an undertaking to stop public comments on the matter. His case was adjourned to December 11.
The police warned residents “against using digital platforms to spread false information” about the deceased. The allegations against both men have yet to be proved in court.
Toluwanisings, whose real name is Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, died in Ibadan on October 14 after reportedly slumping. He was buried in the city earlier this week amid tight security, with photography banned at the ceremony.
Both suspects remain in the custody of the court process as the cases continue.
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