Multiple reports have said Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanji, popularly called D’banj has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Offence Commission (ICPC) for allegedly diverting N-Power funds.
The reports say the musician is currently detained at the Abuja office of ICPC.
It was earlier reported on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, that he was arrested by the anti-graft agency.
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Sources at the agency said he was arrested after ICPC operatives forced him to surrender following threats that he would be arrested anywhere he is found in the world if he does not show up.
He was allegedly invited several times for questioning but failed to show up, claiming he was out of Nigeria for concerts.
It is alleged that the musician connived with some government officials to inject ghost beneficiaries into the payroll scheme.
The stipends were allegedly paid into the musician’s account.
D’Banj was allegedly interrogated for hours after arriving at the office of ICPC with his plea for bail denied on the basis of trust.
Channels television said the anti-corruption agency confirmed the arrest of the musician for the diversion of N-Power funds.
The Commission said:
Several invitations to Mr. Oladipo Daniel Oyebanjo, to appear before a team of investigators were ignored and not honoured.
“Mr Oyebanjo turned in himself and was taken into custody at the ICPC Headquarters on Tuesday, 6th December 2022, and is currently assisting the investigators to unravel the circumstances of the fraud allegations by the petitioners.
“The investigation will be all-encompassing and also be extended to other collaborators of the fraud and the banks where the beneficiaries’ accounts are domiciled,” an ICPC communique partly read.
