The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested musician, Oladapo Oyebanji (D’banj) over alleged NPOWER fraud worth 100 million naira
According to a report by Premium Times, the Nigerian singer was arrested and detained on Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, after several weeks of unanswered summons.
He is accused of diverting hundreds of millions naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for N-Power project, an empowerment programme set up by the Nigerian government in 2016 to address youth unemployment and alleviate poverty.
It was alleged that D’banj colluded with some compromised government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the scheme. The stipend paid to those beneficiaries are then paid to accounts that have now allegedly been linked to the pop star.
✍️ Gbadamosi TOHEEB
