The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Monday, has added Nigerian entertainer Darlington Okoye, known as Speed Darlington, to an international watch list and alerted Interpol.
This move follows Okoye's alleged confession to having s@x with a 15-year-old girl, which he made in an online video.
NAPTIP declared Okoye wanted for alleged rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking on June 27. The agency has alerted Interpol and tightened its net around Okoye after he ignored multiple summonses.
“We are collaborating with the Nigeria Immigration Service, the Police, the DSS, and even the Interpol.
“We have put all of them on procedural notice so that wherever they see him, they can take action.
“The reason we did this is because we have given him enough opportunity,”
Sources indicate that NAPTIP is considering a N50m bounty on Okoye after the gestational period of his wanted status.
The entertainer has responded defiantly, claiming he committed no crime and demanding a N2.5m "appearance fee" if NAPTIP wants him to appear.
NAPTIP’s Chief Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Monday, said, “We have followed the normal legal procedure involved in declaring somebody wanted. We got a court order to watchlist him. When you watchlist someone, you have designated the person as a Person of Concern because of the allegation against him. We have contacted our various partners, all Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
“And if he sees it and refuses to respond, he is doing so at his peril. If someone is declared wanted, they become a target even outside the shores of Nigeria. Our advice is, wherever he is, he should turn himself in.”
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