D’banj, Naira Marley And Other Singers Who Have Been Arrested For Fraud

Popular Nigerian singer and entertainer, D’banj fondly referred to as kokomaster was on Tuesday picked up by men of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission ICPC over alleged fraud . 

D’banj was arrested over allegations concerning the diversion of funds meant for beneficiaries of N-Power.

The arrest of D’banj was met with shock as Nigerian youths viewed the veteran singer as a role model.

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However, Dbanj is not the only celebrity that has been embroiled in allegations of fraud.

There are other Nigerian entertainers who have suffered the same fate at one point or another.

Some served jail terms, while others are still trapped in the web of the law.

Below is a list of Nigerian singers who have some point been arrested for fraud.

D’banj

Nigerian singer, Oladapo Oyebanji, better known by his stage name, D’banj was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission, (ICPC) over fraud allegations.

It was gathered that the pop star fraudulently diverted hundreds of millions of naira earmarked by the Nigerian government for the N-Power project by conniving with some government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the payroll of the scheme.

The stipend paid to those beneficiaries is then paid to accounts that have now allegedly been linked to the singer. 

The musician was denied administrative bail and is currently being detained.

Naira Marley

Popular Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola better known as Naira Marley, was arrested alongside four others by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for alleged fraud and involvement in money laundering.

Dammy Krane

Popular musician, Johnson Oyindamola, popularly known as Dammy Krane was arrested in Florida in June, 2017 after private jet service company, TapJets alerted the US police that the singer made a booking totalling $10,943 with stolen credit card details.

He was detained alongside one Ilochukwu Gabriel at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center before making bail, but was eventually discharged of all charges by Judge De La O Migue.

Sinzu

Rapper Babalola Falemi, popularly known as Sinzu was arrested and jailed for two years for aggravated identity theft.

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