Nigerians' response to D'Banj being detained for fraud: "He deserves life in prison."

 Oladapo Oyebanji, better known by his stage as D'banj, has been detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The musician was reportedly apprehended and held on Tuesday after ICPC agents reportedly closed in on him and forced him to turn himself in at the organization's headquarters in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, according to sources familiar with the situation. Insiders claimed that D'banj had evaded summonses for weeks by stating that he was abroad for scheduled concerts each time he was asked to show up for an interview over a fraud charge. The pop musician, a famous and wealthy Nigerian, is charged with defrauding the Nigerian government out of hundreds of naira intended for the N-Power project, an empowerment initiative launched by the Nigerian government in 2016 to combat youth unemployment and advance social development. Investigators contend that D'banj conspired with some tainted government representatives to add fictitious beneficiaries to the scheme's payroll.

Then, the recipients get payments into accounts that are now purportedly connected to the pop star. The ICPC sought to arrest the artist anywhere in Nigeria and abroad after he repeatedly declined invitations to appear for questioning; as a result, he was forced to appear at the commission's office on Tuesday. D'banj was detained after a protracted interrogation that began when he arrived. Officials rejected his request for administrative bail because they believed the singer could not be trusted to appear at his trial if released on bond. Additionally, it was heard that the ICPC might ask the court for an extension of the musician's detention so the agency can finish its investigation before bringing the case against him to court.  Reacting to the news of his arrest, some Nigerians have taken to the comment section of blogs to express how they feel.

Theexcuslivelifeofoyin wrote: What does a pop star have to do with government funds?

Bukkylawal wrote: How did he get access to the governments funds before diverting it.?

Akpamoney wrote: Na dem. He deserves life imprisonment.

Savagery001: Youths in politics in the mud.

D’banj, 42, also known as the Kokomaster, was born on 9 June, 1980 in Zaria in Kaduna State, north-west Nigeria, to a military officer who commanded an artillery regiment and a businesswoman from Shagamu in Ogun State (South-west Nigeria), his profile on Wikipedia says. A songwriter, singer, rapper and television personality, D’banj has been active in the vibrant Nigerian music scene since 2004. He sings afrobeat, hip pop, pop, and R&B.

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