The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is considering legal action against controversial entertainer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, following his failure to honour a summons over his viral video allegedly confessing to sexual relations with a minor.
The agency had invited Okoye to appear at its headquarters in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, by 9 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, to answer questions over a now-deleted Instagram livestream in which he claimed to have had sex with a 15-year-old girl.
However, as of Friday evening, the singer had not shown up, nor had he communicated reasons for his absence.
An official at the agency, speaking anonymously, confirmed: “We are still waiting. If he doesn’t show up, we’ll take action as clearly stated in the letter.”
Another insider said the case had initially been flagged by the Lagos State Government, but jurisdiction was handed over to NAPTIP due to its national authority.
The letter summoning the artist, signed by Head of NAPTIP’s Cybercrime Response Team, Ngamaraju Mangzha, noted that Okoye’s statements could constitute offences under the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as well as the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
In the original video, Speed Darlington stated:
“I once slept with a 15-year-old virgin,” sparking a storm of public outrage and calls for his arrest. In a subsequent post, he appeared to double down, saying,
“If I had known this 15-year-old would generate this, I would have gone for a 12-year-old.”
NAPTIP’s Chief Press Officer, Adekoye Vincent, confirmed that Director-General Binta Bello was personally monitoring the case, describing the matter as *“serious and highly concerning.”
“This is about the abuse of a minor. He wasn’t under duress. It was a voluntary confession, and now he’s calling it a prank. That does not erase the seriousness of the claim,” Adekoye said.
Despite Okoye’s recent claim that the confession was a “publicity stunt” for music promotion and a “prank,” critics and human rights activists remain firm in their demand for accountability, arguing that even joking about child sexual abuse fosters a dangerous culture of impunity.
Isaac Fayose, brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, revealed that the girl referenced in the video is now preparing to file a formal complaint with the police.
As NAPTIP prepares its next steps, legal experts say the entertainer could face charges ranging from child sexual abuse to distribution of harmful content online, depending on the outcome of investigations.
