The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has released popular musician, Daniel Oladapo, also known as D’Banj.
D’banj’s lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, who announced the
development on Friday, said the musician was released on self-recognition.
The lawyer had yesterday called for the release of the
singer from ICPC custody.
Olajengbesi in a statement on Thursday said D’Banj who was
arrested by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday, was innocent of the allegations
of fund diversion trailing him regarding the social empowerment programme
‘N-Power Scheme.’
This was also as he demanded that the Ministry of
Humanitarian Affairs should make public the names of government officials
allegedly involved with D’Banj in the alleged fraud.
But sharing the news of the singer’s release on his Facebook
page and a statement on Friday, Olajengbesi explained that nothing
incriminating was found on D’banj.
The statement read, “After 72 hours of unfair detention and
false allegation against Mr. Daniel Oladapo (D’banj), the Independent Corrupt
Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday afternoon
released the popular singer.
“It is instructive to note that the ICPC released D’banj) on
self-recognition after the agency could not find anything incriminating on him.
“Nigerians must be
told the truth that D’banj) is clean and have no criminal or fraud record. It,
however, an embarrassment to the entire country that such a huge allegation of
N900m fraud against a public figure without any evidence.
“The ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN) and the entire
officers of the ICPC must be deeply sad and embarrassed also that their decent
organization was used for such a shameful publicity against an innocent man.
Only few organizations and persons stood and waited to verify the claims. This
form of media trial is evil.
“The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management
and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, who claimed to have instructed the ICPC
to detain D’banj must now be ready to explain to world the money traced to his
account and the amount.
“We still demand that the minister provide the details of
the government authority D’banj allegedly collaborated with and provide the
account and N-power funds allegedly traced to Dbanj’s account.
“This is injustice and upon the instruction of our client,
we may head to court to seek redress, a public apology and compensation from
the ICPC. The detention of D’banj is an injustice having that the ICPC found
nothing incriminating traced to his innocent personality.
“This is to say a big thank you to Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN)
and my Learned Senior Barr. Babs Akinwumi for the leadership.”
The PUNCH reports that the ICPC on Tuesday detained the
singer over an alleged fund diversion of millions of N-Power funds in
collaboration with some government officials. He was detained for 73 hours at
the ICPC Headquarters, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, before his eventual
release on Friday.
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