Famous Nigerian singer Dapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj, broke his silence hours after the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission released him on self-recognition.after ICPC operatives reportedly closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday.
His post read, “Global thank you to the world. I was invited to an ongoing investigation in ICPC. I have assisted the commission with all I know, and I am confident in their capacity to unravel the truth in the matter; I have no business with fraud; all I do is #choplife”. Investigators allege that D’banj colluded with some compromised government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the scheme’s payroll.
After the musician failed to show up for interrogation despite multiple invitations, the ICPC moved to arrest him anywhere in Nigeria and abroad, forcing him to show up at the commission’s office on Tuesday.His lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told this newspaper that the singer cooperated with the Commission during its investigation.