Nigerian singer, detained Oladapo Oyebanji aka D’banj has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) over Npower Fraud.
According to Premium Times, the singer is accused of fraudulently diverting hundreds of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for N-Power project, an empowerment programme set up by the Nigerian government in 2016 to address youth unemployment and increase social development.
He had colluded with some compromised government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the scheme. The stipend paid to those beneficiaries are then paid to accounts that have now allegedly been linked to the pop star.
Reports has it that each time he was invited to appear for interrogation over fraud allegation, he had allegedly dodged summons for weeks with excuse of being overseas for scheduled concerts.
However, after dodging being arrested for weeks, ICPC moved to arrest D’banj anywhere in Nigeria and abroad. They forced him to show up at office at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday.
On arrival, D’banj was subjected to a prolonged interrogation session after which he was detained. His plea for administrative bail was rejected by officials who said the musician could not be trusted to attend his trial if released on bail.
He will be arraigned to court once the investigation is over.
©️: Premium Times
