Fraud: Music Star, D’banj Arrested, ‘Name Govt Officials Involved, Tweeps Task ICPC

The Nigerian famous Singer, Oladapo Oyebanji popularly known as D’banj, has been nabbed and detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC for collaborating with some overzealous government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the N-Power scheme in order to allegedly divert funds meant for citizens to personal consumption.

The music Star arrest and detention was confirmed today, Wednesday by the newsmen.

Following his arrest and detention, some concerned Nigerians have demanded that the government officials who were involved in the alleged fraud should be named also and arrested alongside the music Star, D’banj.

One of the identified tweep, names Mark Dasouze, asked, “What of the government officials involved? What are their names and have they been detained?”

Also Another tweep, TC, identified as said, “By the time ICPC is done investigating N-Power account not only D’banj will be arrested. Besides N-Power, all other programmes should be investigated.”

Idris also tweeted, “Bro! They said D’banj and some govt officials diverted money. They mentioned D’banj’s name but didn’t mention any govt officials. Government officials are now “Unknown Fraud Men” UFM.”

“I don’t support any diversion of what should be for the benefit of others if that is it. But what about those in public offices, who claimed to be civil servants but are evil servants that have been diverting our resources to enrich their pockets?” Sunny Alex added his tweet.

One of the tweep Focusing on the lifestyle of celebrities, a tweep identified as Penking said, “If D’banj is convicted, it will prove that most Nigerian celebrities are funding their glamorous lifestyle with fraud. No hit song for two decades, no concerts or one boring skit with 1000 views but you are buying house in Banana Island. You must be Jesus Christ of our time.”