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Authorities in the United States have arrested a Nigerian Afrobeats entertainer after he was indicted by a grand jury that examined his criminal activities on the Internet, documents obtained by Peoples Gazette said.

Chinedu Opute recorded several songs in the late aughts through at least 2013 with another Nigerian thespian, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, their public profiles said.

He was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland on April 16, but he was not taken into custody until April 30.

Following his arrest in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, Mr Opute was granted bail by Magistrate Judge Justin Anand of the Northern District of Georgia before he could be transferred to Ohio to face charges. No lawyer was listed for him in the bail proceeding.

Prosecutors promptly appeal the decision to release the suspect on bail. He was said to carry a U.S. green card as a permanent resident and could potentially flee the country with his Nigerian port.

Charges seen by The Gazette showed how Mr Opute connived with other criminal elements to swindle American institutions, businesses and individuals of funds that were estimated in millions of dollars.

Authorities charged NPZ with wire fraud, identity fraud and money laundering for activities that started around 2023. On June 13, 2023, Mr Opute was allegedly involved in stealing and transferring approximately $500,000 in illicit funds through several U.S. bank s.

Prosecutors also presented several pages of bank statements that exposed hundreds of illicit transactions linked to Mr Opute, all ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars.

Authorities also seized Mr Opute’s communications and tendered them before the grand jury, allowing jurors to see how he plotted several fraudulent transactions with his co-conspirators.

It was not immediately clear if Mr Opute, a resident of Sandy Springs, has ed a criminal defence attorney. A spokesman for Davido’s label did not immediately respond to a request for comments.

Some of the songs the duo produced together, which Davido touted on his social media, included ‘Aisha’, ‘Bad Boy’ and ‘African Champion.’

Mr Opute appeared to be the latest ally of Davido’s to be charged for fraud, and the Afrobeats star himself was recently accused of intellectual property rights theft and summoned to New York to render damages in a civil suit.

https://gazettengr.com/fbi-arrests-afrobeats-artist-chinedu-opute-on-davidos-label-as-npz-over-multimillion-dollar-internet-fraud-money-laundering/

Hiding under music... Davido's life is full of drama, it was a few years ago when some of his buddies from his team died mysteriously every year. Now, it is a new trend of fraud and theft.

Normal

No wonder Davido was defending Hushpiluppi last 2 weeks.

One thing about United States of America that i love so much

Sin wey you commit in 1971
Them fit arrest you for it in 2025

So no matter how much you steal
As long as it is in their RECORD
my brother they will come for you.
No matter how many years it take

HISTORY OF YAHOO X MUSIC
I think till today, Olu maintain is the only Nigerian to break one of the craziest record in this universe.

The day olu maintain was performing on stage and former U.S chief secetry of defense Collin Powell was there. Collin powell loved the song so much that he jumped pn stage and ed Olu maintain as the sang happily to the song "YAHOOZE"

A Top U.S cheif secetery of Defense singing a song about Nigerian guy defrauding U.S citizens
If only Collin powell knew the meaning of what he was singing.

After the death of Kennis Music
No government sponsor No bank of industry take artiste serious and give them loan.

In order to fund music equipments to record and make music.
Talantend artiste had to meet yahoo boys for money to fund their music careeer.

Only chocolate city has clean money. Every other label was funded by yahoo money.

And artiste didn't hide it at all.
Songs like Ca$happ,Able God, and naira marley Shallipopi praise yahoo money for helping them be able to do music pay for videos and promote market themselves.

When their is no or incentive from govt.
No bank loans for artiste.
The only help that is available IS fraud wire wire money.

Here is Olu maintain the Godfather of yahoo jamming with U.S Chief Secetary of Defense singing about defrauding U.S Citizens...

Nigerians are something else

After kennis music, Yahoo money funded the 9ja music industry

Well, many musicians who are not signed into a record label or have rich relatives are usually desperate to push their music career.

They end up either doing fraud to raise money or selling a valuable family possession.

Once the money is gone with nothing to show for their music, they are not different from drug addicts. This makes them feel depressed and more desperate with raising another round of cash.

At the end of the day, they might abandon music and focus on what gives them money, then come back to music after they've accumulated some ill-gotten funds, to disguise with music as the source of their money.

But why are you linking his name to Davido especially since the Article mentions a collaboration over 10 years ago?

Too many skeletons in Davido's cupboard. What kind of example does he want to be to his kids?


-Kiss the truth!

toor

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https://gazettengr.com/fbi-arrests-afrobeats-artist-chinedu-opute-on-davidos-label-as-npz-over-multimillion-dollar-internet-fraud-money-laundering/

Most of them use fraud to back it anyway ...dbanj, dammykrane, Sinzu et al came to mind

How do dey do this yahoo 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ how can u trick a matured person to send his hard earned money to ur ?I still can't digest this

Shallipoppi and his likes left group chat

babzo:
But why are you linking his name to Davido especially since the Article mentions a collaboration over 10 years ago?

Who should they link him to?
Fubara?

Eh ya e done cast

Good for him

Carndidlaydid:
Shallipoppi and his likes left group chat

It is in the US they will catch those ones.

FeliciaOja:
One thing about Unired States of America that i love so much

Sin wey you commit in 1971
Them fit arrest you for it in 2025.

Correct!

lildush:
How do dey do this yahoo 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ how can u trick a matured person to send his hard earned money to ur ?I still can't digest this

Identity theft: They use high profile status you cannot resist

Is it Davido that asked him to commit the crime?? If you are not sure, why mentioning Davido na in this scene??

Na

PressMyButton:
Hiding under music... Davido's life is full of drama, it was a few years ago when some of his buddies from his team died mysteriously every year. Now, it is a new trend of fraud and theft.

Is it Davido life's?
Or what are you saying?

What a shame.

A permanent resident, with opportunities around if music could not pay his bills. He took away his peace of mind and disgraced himself.

Man gats strive!

femi4:
Identity theft: They use high profile status you cannot resist

Na waooo.

Omooo

1 out of 100%

ednut1:
After kennis music, Yahoo money funded the 9ja music industry

Comrade, reduce the volume.