D’Banj, Nigeria’s Afrobeat Star, has been arrested and detained on suspicion of defrauding Nigeria’s N-Power project.
According to the Premium Times, D’Banj, whose full name is Oladapo Oyebanji, was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). It noted that “The pop star, a wealthy Nigerian celebrity, is accused of fraudulently diverting hundreds of 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 increase social development.”
