Controversial Nigerian entertainer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly called Akpi or Speed Darlington, has dragged the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to court for declaring him wanted.<\/h2>\n
Naija News<\/strong> reports that Akpi, in the suit marked marked FHC\/ABJ\/CS\/1354\/2025 demanded \u20a63 billion demages.<\/p>\n A consortium of female attorneys representing the artist filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 9, 2025.<\/p>\n In the court filing, Speed Darlington claims that NAPTIP\u2019s actions amounted to an unlawful and defamatory declaration.<\/p>\n The agency had published a notice on June 27, 2025, declaring him wanted, accompanied by his photograph and name, under the headline \u201cWanted by NAPTIP.\u201d The publication was widely circulated across multiple national newspapers, both in print and online.<\/p>\n According to Speed Darlington, declaring him wanted\u00a0was baseless and has caused irreparable harm to his reputation and personal safety.<\/p>\n The entertainer is also asking the court for a perpetual injunction restraining NAPTIP, whether by itself, its agents, servants, officers, operatives, or any individual acting on its instructions, from enforcing or giving effect to the contents of the June 27 publication.<\/p>\n On June 27,\u00a0Naija News<\/strong> reported that NAPTIP officially declared \u00a0Speed Darlington wanted<\/strong>\u00a0in connection with alleged criminal offences after the musician, during an Instagram livestream, appeared to admit to having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl.<\/p>\n In a public notice posted via its verified Instagram handle @officialnaptip, the agency wrote,\u00a0\u201cWANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. Anyone with credible information on his whereabouts is urged to contact NAPTIP immediately. Call: 07030000203, [email\u00a0protected].\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In a defiant response posted on YouTube, Speed Darlington dismissed the allegations as baseless and accused NAPTIP of seeking \u201csocial media clout.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not coming. You hear me? I\u2019m not coming. I have not committed any crime. All I did was speak,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n He went further to demand a \u20a62.5 million appearance fee, claiming any meeting with the agency would amount to an official performance.<\/p>\n \u201c\u20a62.5 million is what I charge for my appearance. You want to pay me \u20a62.5 million plus round-trip tickets for me and my PA to come? Because I call that appearance,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said mockingly.<\/p>\n Challenging the agency\u2019s claims, the entertainer questioned the basis for his summons, asking,\u00a0\u201cWhere is your evidence? Who is the complainant? Do 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n He maintained that he had committed no crime and accused the agency of attempting psychological manipulation.<\/p>\n