A social media personality, Abiodun Ademola, popularly known as DJ Chicken, has appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over an alleged threat to kill Seyi Tinubu.
Ademola, 37, of Tafodi Estate, Lagos, was arraigned on Friday on a three-count charge bordering on threat to life, offensive online publication and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.
The prosecution, led by SP Okunuga, Officer-in-Charge, Legal, Command Headquarters, Ikeja, alleged that the offences were committed on July 5, at about 9:00 a.m., in Lekki, Lagos.
According to the charge, Ademola allegedly posted a video on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, @djchicken, threatening to kill Seyi Tinubu.
The prosecution alleged that the defendant intended the message to reach Seyi Tinubu and cause fear through the publication circulated on social media.
Police further alleged that Ademola posted a grossly offensive and menacing video on Instagram with intent to cause alarm, contrary to the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
The prosecution also alleged that the defendant threatened to kill Seyi Tinubu if President Bola Tinubu contested or won the 2027 presidential election.
According to the police, the defendant’s alleged conduct was capable of causing a breach of public peace and disturbing public order.
The prosecution said the alleged offences contravened Sections 232 and 168(d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
It added that the alleged online publication also violated Section 24 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.
When the charges were read to him, Ademola pleaded not guilty before Magistrate M.F. Onamusi.
The magistrate granted him bail in the sum of ₦1 million with two sureties in like sum.
Onamusi ruled that one of the sureties must be a blood relation bearing the defendant’s surname, while the second surety must be a recognised community leader or clergyman.
The court also directed both sureties to provide evidence of three years’ tax payments and Lagos State Residents Registration Agency verification before the bail conditions would be perfected.
The matter was adjourned until August 3 for further hearing.
The arraignment comes after reports that DJ Chicken had been arrested over a video allegedly concerning Seyi Tinubu. His lawyer, Rotimi Stephen, had earlier confirmed the arrest and appealed for intervention, saying the matter was linked to a statement the entertainer allegedly made about the President’s son.
The defendant has not been convicted of the allegations.
