Born Oladapo Oyebanji, aka, D’banj, a Nigerian singer has spoken following news of his arrest on Wednesday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
The singer urged the ICPC to carry out an investigation thoroughly in his case while denying his association with it.
To the general public, D’banj asked them to resist the urge to buy into media sensationalism.
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The singer claimed that the media has been occupied with reports of him being in ICPC’s custody concerning unestablished allegations of fraud.
He said it has become vital to make a statement for clarity and to set public records straight.
This development was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Maryam El-Yakub Musa, the legal adviser to D’banj.
The statement partly read:
“It is instructive to state foremost that the report concerning the arrest and detention of Mr Daniel Oladapo Oyebanjo is misconceived, malicious and prejudicial to the justice system anywhere in the world, and we would advise that the general public be well guided.
“For the record, D’banj has no such contractual or incidental relationship whatsoever with any group or persons within or outside the Government in relation to the disbursement, operations, access or control of the operation of any government fund through an agency or its subsidiaries.
“D’banj has encouraged the Commission to carry out its investigation thoroughly to ensure that characters attempting to bring him into such ridiculous activities must be brought to book.“
The ICPC had reportedly arrested and detained D’Banj over the investigation of fraud associated with the N-Power Programme.
Meanwhile, D’banj denied any contractual or incidental relationship with the said group or persons within it or outside the Government.
