Speed Darlington reverses his admission of rape, saying, “It was a prank.”

Speed Darlington, also known as Akpi, is a controversial artist who has stated that his recent admission of rape was a hoax.

According to reports, the rapper recently admitted to defiling a 15-year-old girl during a live Instagram session.

Many people demanded that the entertainer be arrested after his confession caused uproar.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has been tasked with taking further action on the matter, according to the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, or DSVA.

Speed Darlington stated in a recent video posted on his Instagram page that his admission of rape was a hoax meant to provoke controversy.

He asserted that in order for artists like himself to survive, controversy is necessary.

He said, “This video is for all of you who are ranging because I said I had sexual encounter with a 15-year-old. I’m an artiste, we need controversy to eat. If you are not trending, you are not going to get booked for shows. I just dropped a song titled, ‘Village Girl.’ It’s about coitus. I don’t do Christian music. When we release a song like that, we make sexual content to promote it.

“So, that was what I was doing. Don’t give it more light that it is supposed to have. But if any of you is offended, apologies… For intending artists, you have to be controversial. That was what you saw me doing in that video, selling my market. That’s what it is. And I hope you guys understand. Peace!”