Controversial musician, Speed Darlington, aka Akpi, has claimed that his recent admittance to rape was a prank.
reported that the rapper during a recent Instagram live session confessed to defiled a 15-year-old girl.
His confession sparked controversy, with many calling for the entertainer’s arrest.
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, also reacted, revealing that it has forwarded the case to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons for further action.
Speed Darlington, in a recent video posted on his Instagram account, asserted that his admission of rape was meant as a joke and aimed at generating controversy.
He asserted that artists like him require controversy to earn a living.
“This video is directed at those of you who are angry because I mentioned having had a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old. As an artist, I rely on controversy to survive. If you don’t have a trend, you won’t get booked for shows. I just released a track called, ‘Village Girl. ’ It concerns coitus. I don’t play Christian music. We create sexual content to promote a song like that once we release it.
Thus, that was my activity. Don’t expose it to more light than it should receive. However, if any of you feels offended, I apologize… As an aspiring artist, you need to be controversial. In that video, you saw me selling my market—that was what I was doing. That’s how it is. And I hope you guys understand. Peace!
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