ICPC DETAINS D'BANJ FOR INVESTIGATION OVER FRAUD ALLEGATION

 



By Agbetu Becky

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Tuesday detained a popular pop musician,Oladipo Oyebanjo, aka D’Banj, over fraud allegations associated with the N-Power programme.

According to a statement from the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency, Azuka Ogugua, , disclosed that investigation into the matter was ongoing in line with its mandate.

Ogugua Azuka confirmed that about 10 persons had been invited by the ICPC over the last few months in connection with the fraud and granted administrative bail.

She said several invitations to Oyebanjo to appear before a team of investigators were ignored.

Mr. Oyebanjo turned himself in and was taken into custody at the ICPC headquarters on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, and is currently assisting investigators to unravel the circumstances of the fraud allegations by the petitioners.

The artiste’s lawyer, Maryam Musa, in a statement, described reports of his arrest as “misconceived, malicious and prejudicial to the justice system.”

The statement read in part, “D’banj has no such contractual or incidental relationship whatsoever with any group or persons within or outside government in relation to the disbursement, operation, access or control of the operation of any government fund through an agency or its subsidiaries.“D’banj has encouraged the commission to carry out its investigation thoroughly to ensure that characters attempting to bring him into such ridiculous activities are brought to book.

 N-Power was a scheme established by  President Muhammadu Buhari on June 8, 2016, to address youth unemployment and help increase social development.

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