NAPTIP places Speed Darlington on international watchlist, alerts Interpol over alleged confession of sexual involvement with a 15-year-old girl.
Singer fails to honour multiple summons, dismisses allegations as publicity stunt, demands ₦2.5 million to appear before authorities.
Agency warns of legal consequences, collaborates with DSS, Police, Immigration, and Interpol to track and arrest the musician.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) has placed Nigerian singer, Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, on an international watch list over allegations of sexual involvement with a minor.

The agency confirmed it has also alerted the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) after the musician reportedly ignored multiple summonses regarding an online confession in which he allegedly admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

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NAPTIP’s Chief Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, confirmed the development to SaharaReporters on Tuesday, noting that the agency is collaborating with other law enforcement bodies, including the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and Interpol, to apprehend the entertainer.

“We have placed all of them on procedural notice so that wherever they see him, they can take action, because we have already given him enough opportunities.
We are working to limit his access to people, wherever he may be hiding, because he is alleged to be a dangerous individual. He has openly admitted to raping a 14-year-old girl, and as recently as yesterday, he confessed to raping a 15-year-old.
We call on any country where he is hiding to place him under surveillance, arrest him, and hand him over to the appropriate authorities. He is alleged to be an extremely dangerous man who must be removed from society,” he added.

Speed Darlington had defied an arrest warrant issued by NAPTIP, which declared him wanted over allegations of rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.

In a video shared on TikTok on Monday, the singer dismissed the allegations and refused to honour the agency’s summons.

“I’m not coming. You hear me? I’m not coming. I have not committed any crime. All I did was speak,” Okoye said.

had reported that NAPTIP on Friday declared Okoye wanted, citing his refusal to respond to several invitations following a controversial Instagram livestream in which he claimed to have had sex with a 15-year-old girl.

The incident, which is said to have occurred on Children’s Day, May 27, sparked widespread outrage and drew condemnation from women’s rights groups and the Lagos State Government.

The agency’s official notice, posted on Instagram, read, “Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking.”

It urged members of the public with credible information on his whereabouts to contact the agency.

Reacting to the development, Okoye accused NAPTIP of seeking attention using his name.

“Where is your evidence? Who is the complainant? You want to use me to collect social media clout? Hey, look at us. We are doing our job. We summoned a celebrity and he came,” he said.

He further described the invitation as manipulative and demanded payment to appear before the agency.

“2.5 million [Naira] is what I charge for my appearance. You want to pay me 2.5 million [Naira] plus? Round trip tickets for me and my PA to come. Because I call that appearance,” he said.

Defending himself, the controversial singer insisted that the livestream in question did not constitute a crime and maintained that no evidence had been brought against him.

“There is no crime. All I did was try to claim it. You have no evidence. You have nothing. So me coming here is a waste of my time,” he declared.

NAPTIP had first invited the singer on May 28, asking him to report to its headquarters in Abuja on May 30. Okoye failed to show up, citing prior engagements and suggesting June 26 instead.

The agency rejected the postponement and gave a final deadline of June 2, which he also ignored.

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This surprising development was shared by X user @dammiedammie35, who posted a video capturing the cyclist riding along a road in Nigeria. The man appeared focused as he pedaled a bicycle packed with what seemed to be travel gear and food supplies.

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