Alleged N-Power Fund fraud: ICPC releases D'banj
D’banj 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.
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D’banj 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.
Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanji, also known as D’Banj, may take the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to court “to seek redress, a public apology and a compensation,” his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has hinted. The ICPC released the Nigerian musician after 72 hours of detention. The anti-graft agency had on Tuesday detained Dbanji over fraud allegations involving the N-Power programme.
Pelumi Olajengbesi, lawyer to embattled Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanji, popularly known as D'banj, has berated officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The pop star was detained after he was accused of allegedly fraudulently diverting hundreds of millions of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for the N-Power project, an empowerment programme set up in 2016 to address youth unemployment and increase social development.
PREMIUM TIMES broke the news of D'banj's detention after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday.
Pop singer, D’Banj has been released almost 72 hours after he was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The singer was released on Friday afternoon and he has been speaking through his lawyer over the matter. His lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who took to social media to announce the release […]