Dbanj popular afro pop singer is in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission after the singer has proven evasive after several attempts to get him to honour the agency’s invitations have failed in the past.
National Infinity’s checks revealed that Oladapo Oyebanji popularly known as D’banj, was taken into custody over an allegation of money diversion of millions of N-Power funds in collaboration with some government officials.
Sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that D’banj was arrested and detained on the day he turned up after ICPC operatives forced him to surrender after threats that he’d be declared wanted and arrested anywhere in the world if he failed to show up.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, noted that though D’Banj had earlier been invited for questioning on several occasions the singer had refused to show up, claiming that he was out of the country for scheduled concerts.
He is currently detained at the ICPC Headquarters, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Premium Times had on Tuesday exclusively reported that D’banj was arrested and detained by the anti-graft agency.
The source said, “Our investigation shows that D’banj colluded with some government officials to infuse ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the scheme. With this, the stipends paid to those ghost beneficiaries were directly paid to bank accounts linked to the singer.
“On arrival, he was interrogated for hours after which he was detained and his plea for administrative bail was rejected by officials, for lack of trust.”
The source who noted that an official statement would soon be released concerning the matter, confirmed that D’Banj would be arraigned in court this week, for an extended remand order to enable further investigation before finally charging him to court to answer to the allegations.
The spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, and other top-ranked official of the ICPC are currently attending a programme abroad.
