Francis Van-Lare, the US-based Nigerian who stirred controversy in December 2023 by disclosing the names of 720 women he purportedly slept with since 1970, has come forward with a revelation.
The 70-year-old, who faced criticism from Nigerians for gradually unveiling the list, took to his Facebook page on Saturday, March 30, 2024, to clarify that the names were not genuine but rather generated by artificial intelligence.
In Nigerian slang, he explained that he was simply “catching cruise,” or engaging in playful banter.
Moreover, Francis took the opportunity to criticize Nigerians, suggesting that they lack critical thinking skills.
Francis Van-Lare wrote: “after I posted my poi list in December 2023, I realized that Nigerians do not think. Anyway the smart babe traveling with me who even advised me to ask AI to generate different tribes’ first and last names instead of first names only to avoid confusion told me that she also would have believed it if she was not sitting next to me while the names were being generated by AI.
“I told a babe who asked me about it yesterday which man remembers 720 names of women he had poied ? Do you know how many women who have slapped me for not remembering I poied them when they see me and say hello to me and I ask if we know each other before ?”
It would be recalled that Francis stirred the hornet’s nest in December 2023 when he promised to release the names of all the ladies he had slept with since 1970.
Not only did he make good that promise on social media, his action elicited a lot of reactions from Nigerians. Many criticized him for making open what supposed to be confidential. They also lambasted him for taking such an action, considering his age. He even went further to release some photos of the ladies.
“I am compiling the names of all the women I have poied since 1970 . The first one is Felicia and I published her story on my wall. She even got my mum fired because she will not give her kpekus to the Doctor who owned the hospital they both worked and the Doctor was mad that it was small me that she chose to poi,” he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 6.
“Have your data ready Dec 7 and you see their names and photos. If I have pointed you and you do not see your name on the list please inbox me to edit it and add your name. If your poi was memorable then I will add it,” Francis had said.
