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Alleged Npower fraud: I have no business with fraud – D’banj
Nigeria Afropop star, Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, has confirmed that he has indeed been released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), after spending over 72 hours in detention
The “Oliver Twist” crooner made the disclosure via his verified Instagram post on Friday, saying he is not a fraudster while stressing that all he loves to do is ‘chopping’ life.
His words: “Global thank you to the world. I was invited on an ongoing investigation in ICPC. I have assisted the commission with all I know and I am confident in their capacity to unravel the truth. I have no business with fraud, all I do is chop life. I was released on self-recognition because nothing was seen or found on me. God bless you all my people,” he captioned his recent photo.”
D’banj was arrested on Tuesday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) on suspicion of defrauding the N-Power project by fraudulently diverting funds.
Investigators contend that D’banj conspired with some government representatives to add fictitious beneficiaries to the scheme’s payroll. The stipends were then transferred to accounts that were purportedly connected to the celebrity after being paid to those beneficiaries.
However, the musician was released by the commission on Friday afternoon.
His lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi said D’banj was released on supervised probation but couldn’t confirm whether the ICPC had given the musician administrative bail.
He also claimed that the ICPC didn’t trace any evidence of fraudulent activity to the singer.
“Nigerians must be told the truth that D’banj) is clean and have no criminal or fraud record. It, however, an embarrassment to the entire country that such a huge allegation of N900m fraud against a public figure without any evidence.
“Nothing incriminating was found on him. He was released on self-recognition. Right now, we expect the ICPC to give a letter of clearance to Dbanj because, as we have always said, he is innocent of the charges brought against him,” the lawyer said.