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BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Singer, D’banj Arrested, See Reason

BREAKING: Popular Nigerian Singer, D’banj Arrested, See Reason
Popular Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanji, popularly known by his stage name, D’banj has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC).
In Premium Times reports, 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.
Sources familiar with the matter said D’banj has been dodging the arrest for weeks, claiming to be overseas for scheduled concerts each time he was invited to appear for questioning over fraud allegation.
He is being 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.
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Investigators allege that D’banj 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.
After the musician failed to show up for interrogation despite multiple invitations, the ICPC moved to arrest him anywhere in Nigeria and abroad, forcing him to show up at the commission’s office on Tuesday.
D’banj was subjected to a prolonged interrogation session on arrival, 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.
Sources said the ICPC might approach the court on Wednesday for an extended remand order to enable the agency complete its investigation before charging the musician to court.

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