Controversial musician, Speed Darlingtong, has demanded N2.5m from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for him to honour its invitation.
The agency had invited him after he claimed to have had sex with a 15-year-old girl in a live Instagram video.
Because he failed to honour the agency’s invitation, it last Friday, posted a poster stating that he was wanted on its social media accounts.
Now, the artiste has demanded some money before he could visit NAPTP.
He said in a vide, ‘’N2.5m is what I charge for appearance. Una go pay me N2.5 m plus round trip ticket for me and my PA because I call that appearance because you guys have no evidence. There is no crime. All I did was trying to trend. You have no evidence. You have nothing, so me coming there is waste of my time.”
He also said the agency was using his name to gain influence and make it look like they were actually working.
‘’This video is for NAPTIP. All this wanted you posted and blast everywhere, I want you to take that shit down. I am not coming. You hear me? I am not coming! I have not committed any crime. All I did was speak. Irresponsible talk is not a crime. I am not coming. Where is your evidence. Who is the complainant?
Una wan use me collect social media clout….’We are doing our job, we summoned a celebrity’. I was born here and I know the psychological game when una wan use my name blow.”
He added that the agency is only just reacting to some social media users who drew their attention to his video and asked that the agency go after him. According to him, women in their 30s and 20s without husbands spearheaded the call for him to be invited for questioning.
He noted, ” Which one is cyberstalking? who did I stalk? Did I post anyone? Cyberbullying? Who did I bully? Did I call any name in the video? You just are there throwing English up and down trying to intimidate people so you can look important. ‘’
