Nigerian pop star D’banj arrested, detained over fraud allegation

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has arrested and detained Afro Pop maestro, Oladapo Oyebanji popularly known as D’banj, over alleged fund diversion of millions of N-Power funds in collaboration with some government officials.

The PUNCH reports that D’banj is currently detained at the ICPC Headquarters, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

A 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 stipend paid to those ghost beneficiaries are directly paid to bank accounts linked to the singer.