Court Sends DJ Chicken to Kirikiri Over Death Threat Against Seyi Tinubu

• Popular content creator DJ Chicken has been arraigned before a Lagos court over allegations of threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu in a viral social media video and has been remanded pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

Popular Nigerian content creator Ademola Abiodun, widely known as DJ Chicken, has been arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court in Ogba, Lagos, over allegations of issuing a death threat against Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu.

DJ Chicken was brought before Magistrate M.F. Onamusi on Friday on a three-count charge bordering on alleged threat to kill, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, and offences under the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.

According to the prosecution, the charges stem from a video posted on the content creator’s social media platforms in which he allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu while commenting on the 2027 presidential election.

The prosecution argued that the statements in the video constituted a threat to kill and violated both the Criminal Law of Lagos State and the Cybercrime Act.

Following public backlash, DJ Chicken released another video, claiming the remarks were intended as a joke to attract attention and insisting he had no intention of harming Seyi Tinubu.

Despite the retraction, the Lagos State Government proceeded with criminal charges.

Charges Against DJ Chicken

He is facing the following charges:

• Threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu through a social media post.
• Transmitting a grossly offensive and menacing message via a computer network in violation of the Cybercrime Act.
• Conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and intended to intimidate or embarrass the complainant.

DJ Chicken pleaded not guilty to all three counts.

The court granted him ₦1 million bail with two sureties in like sum.

Bail Conditions

The court ordered that:

• One surety must be a government employee.
• The second must be a recognised community leader with landed property in Lagos State.
• Both sureties must provide:
  • Three years’ tax clearance.
  • LASRRA identification.
  • National Identification Number (NIN).
  • Recent utility bills.
• One of the sureties must also 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.

The matter was adjourned until August 3, 2026, for further proceedings.