Pelumi Olajengbesi, legal adviser to detained Nigerian singer, Daniel Oladapo, popularly known as D’Banj, has called for the release of the singer who is currently held by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
PUNCH METRO on Wednesday reported that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission arrested and detained the singer.
He was 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
According to The PUNCH, Olajengbesi in a statement on Thursday said D’Banj was innocent of the allegations of levied against him.
This was in addition to his demand that the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs disclose the names of government officials who are suspected of conspiring with D’Banj in the alleged fraud.
Olajengbesi, the Managing Partner at Law Corridor, then sought the singer’s release, citing the singer’s 48-hour detention during interrogation.
“It has become necessary in the interest of justice and for public record to make known the following facts with regard to the false allegation against Mr. Daniel Oladapo (D’banj) especially as his immediate release has become expedient under the law and constitutional convention having satisfactorily cooperated with Commission’s investigation within the last 48 hours:
“Investigators of the Commission have between December 6 and 7, 2022, thoroughly examined D’banj’s honest and straightforward answers to all its inquiries to the mutual satisfaction of the Commission and his legal representatives.
“That D’banj has dutifully cooperated with the Commission in the course of their investigation and demonstrated a shared zeal to help the Commission make its impassioned and honest findings on the matter as he is interested in clearing his name as well,” the lawyer said.
