JUST IN: Nigerian Pop Star D’banj Arrested, Detained (DETAILS)

JUST IN: Nigerian Pop Star D’banj Arrested, Detained (DETAILS)

According to Premium Times,The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested and detained Oladapo Oyebanji, better known by his stage name D’banj.

According to sources familiar with the situation, the musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

Insiders said D’banj had evaded summons for weeks, claiming to be overseas for scheduled concerts each time he was summoned to appear for questioning on a fraud allegation.

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The pop star, a wealthy Nigerian celebrity, is accused of fraudulently diverting hundreds of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for the N-Power project, an empowerment program established by the Nigerian government in 2016 to address youth unemployment and increase social development.

Investigators believe D’banj conspired with some corrupt government officials to put ghost beneficiaries on the scheme’s payroll. The stipend is then paid to the beneficiaries’ accounts, which are now allegedly linked to the pop star.

After the musician failed to appear for interrogation despite multiple invitations, the ICPC moved to arrest him anywhere in Nigeria and abroad, forcing him to appear at the commission’s office on Tuesday.

D’banj was detained after being subjected to a lengthy interrogation session upon his arrival. Officials denied his request for administrative bail, claiming that if released on bail, the musician could not be trusted to attend his trial.

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