{"id":1263782,"date":"2022-12-10T12:06:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/10\/dbanj-released-from-custody-over-lack-of-evidence-lawyer-2\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T12:06:39","slug":"dbanj-released-from-custody-over-lack-of-evidence-lawyer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/10\/dbanj-released-from-custody-over-lack-of-evidence-lawyer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"D&#8217;banj Released From Custody Over Lack Of Evidence &#8211; Lawyer |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nigerian Afrobeats star D&#8217;banj has been released from the custody of Nigeria\u2019s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, the musician&#8217;s lawyer has said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ICPC released D\u2019banj&#8230; after the agency could not find anything incriminating on him,&#8221; said a\u00a0statement\u00a0signed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, D\u2019banj\u2019s lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;banj was arrested earlier this week on allegations of fraud after millions of dollars meant to help unemployed youths start businesses were reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>The artist &#8211; whose real name is Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo &#8211; has claimed to be the brand ambassador for the scheme, turned himself in.<\/p>\n<p>The N-Power initiative was launched in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>But many beneficiaries have complained for months that they were not receiving their grants.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s anti-corruption agencies said in a statement on Wednesday that &#8220;billions of naira&#8221; had been diverted.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019banj\u2019s lawyer said it was an &#8220;embarrassment to the entire country that such a huge allegation [was made] against a public figure without any evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-corruption agency is yet to respond to the BBC\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: BBC<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\"><\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Featured Video\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wB2-NHndouE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Fight Against Sim Card Registration Is Unending- Hon. 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