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The Oyo State Police Command said it has arraigned two individuals, Prophet Moses Idowu aka Woli Arugbo Ojo and Oladapo Joshua of Dunmininu TV, before a court of competent jurisdiction over offences bordering on the unlawful publication of false information, defamatory statements, indignity to a deceased human body and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.
Their arraignment followed their conduct after the death of singer Olayemi Bayonle Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings.
The command said it had conducted 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.
In the first case, Prophet Idowu was arrested following an incident in which he visited a morgue where the corpse of Toluwanisings was kept, claiming to possess spiritual powers to resurrect him.
The police disclosed that 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.
Consequently, the suspect was arraigned on four counts 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, and conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace.
Following his arraignment, the court ordered that he be remanded at the correctional centre, while the matter was adjourned to December 2, 2026, for further proceedings.
Similarly, in a related development involving Toluwanisings, the command arrested one Oladapo Joshua of Dunmininu TV on November 12 over the alleged publication of false and defamatory information on social media platforms.
The police said the suspect in the published videos accused the Personal Assistant 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.
The police further said investigation revealed that the suspect proceeded to produce and circulate videos containing unsubstantiated allegations concerning the deceased, his wife and other family members, despite being aware of an undertaking signed by the concerned parties restraining individuals from making publications, whether in print or through any other medium, concerning the deceased.
The command added that this was in addition to several warnings and cautions issued by both the family and the police against the circulation of unverified information.
Despite these interventions, the suspect went ahead with the publications, the police said.
Consequently, Oladapo Joshua was arraigned 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 December 11,02026, for further proceedings.
The command said the two cases underscore its concern about the growing tendency of some individuals to use social media platforms to circulate unverified allegations, expose sensitive images and make defamatory publications, particularly in circumstances involving death and other emotionally sensitive matters.
