JUST IN: Court Grants DJ Chicken ₦1m Bail Over Seyi Tinubu Threat Case [DETAILS]
Content creator Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre after a Lagos Magistrate’s Court arraigned him over allegations of threatening the life of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, in a viral social media video.
The prosecution told the court that the charges stemmed from a video posted on the defendant’s social media platforms last week in which he allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu while commenting on the 2027 presidential election.
According to prosecutors, the statements in the video amounted to a death threat, contrary to the Criminal Law of Lagos State and the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
Following public outrage, DJ Chicken released another video retracting the remarks, insisting they were made as a joke to attract attention and that he had no intention of harming Seyi Tinubu. Despite the apology, the state proceeded with the prosecution.
The first charge alleges that he posted a video threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu, while the second accuses him of transmitting a grossly offensive and menacing message through a computer network in violation of the Cybercrime Act. The third charge alleges that his actions were likely to cause a breach of peace and were intended to intimidate or embarrass the complainant.
DJ Chicken pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The court granted him bail in the sum of ₦1 million with two sureties in like sum. One surety must be a government employee, while the other must be a recognised community leader with landed property in Lagos State. Both sureties are required to provide three years’ tax clearance, LASRRA identification, National Identification Number (NIN) and recent utility bills. The court also directed that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant.
Pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions, Magistrate Onamusi ordered that DJ Chicken be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre.
