The legendary musician Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known by his stage as D’banj, made his first public appearance after being allegedly detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
“May God not allow one to be detained over what one knows one knows nothing about,” the pop singer wished his audience at the Federal Palace Hotel’s 2022 dinner celebration for the Immaculate Conception College (Benin City) Old Boys Association.
He claims that when he was in custody, he sensed the prayers of his followers, and he is grateful to everyone.
We could recall that the ‘The pop singer was reportedly arrested and detained, Tuesday, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, of the anti-graft agency, over fraud-related offenses.
‘Oliver Twist’ crooner, alongside the corrupt government officials, were said to have introduced ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the funds, and the monies were later traced to accounts associated with the singer.
He was accused of conniving with some corrupt government officials to divert hundreds of thousands of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for N-Power project, an empowerment programme set up by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016, to address youth unemployment and increase social development.
