Nigeria Police Force and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), have cleared Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj of rape and fraud allegations.
In separate clearance reports after completion of investigations with incontrovertible outcomes on the innocence of the ‘Fall-In-Love’ and ‘Kokomaster’ singer, the police and the anti-graft agency said he no case to answer
An affidavit deposed by Toheeb Lawal of Abuja-based law firm, Law Corridor, before District Court of Abuja, wherein the reports of the Nigeria Police Investigation and Clearance from the anti-corruption agency were exhibited and marked exhibited A and B, the legal practitioner averred that the police and ICPC cleared the singer of rape and fraud allegations.
In 2020, the singer was accused of rape and the Inspector General of Police ordered an investigation into the allegation.
In a report dated November 14, 2023 with case number CR:3000/X/FHQ/ABJ/SEB/T.1/VOL 18/284, and signed by ACP YY Abubakar of the Special Enquiry Bureau at the Force Criminal Investigations Department at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the police said the matter was investigated but there was no evidence to substantiate the claim.
“The allegation was investigated,” the report partly read. “The complainant, witnesses and suspects made their statement. Investigation was expanded across board but there was no prima-facie evidence, adduced facts or corroborative evidence to establish the offence of rape and sexual assault against the singer.”
Meanwhile, in late 2022, Kokomaster was accused of diversion of funds associated with the N-Power Programme of the Federal Government.
But, in a separate outcomes after investigation, the ICPC said that D’banj was not guilty of any fraud allegation.
The Commission then cleared D’banj of any infraction on the matter.
The clarification was dated November 29, 2023 with document number ICPC/OPS/SDD/SPT.LG/31/23
