DJ Chicken regains freedom from Kirikiri Correctional Centre

By Folashade Olorunfemi –

Nigerian content creator Ademola Abiodun, popularly known as DJ Chicken, has been released from detention after fulfilling his bail conditions following a three-count charge before a Lagos Magistrate Court.

The TikToker’s release was confirmed on Tuesday by his lawyer, Rotimi Stephen, via his Instagram Story. He also shared a video of himself and DJ Chicken in a car after the release.

In the video, DJ Chicken appeared overjoyed as he recounted his prison experience, thanking President Bola Tinubu and his son, Seyi Tinubu, for his release.

DJ Chicken was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre on Friday, July 10, after he was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in the Ogba area of Lagos State.

He was charged over an alleged threat to kill Seyi Tinubu after sharing a video in which he said President Tinubu must not seek re-election or his son, Seyi, would be killed. Although he later retracted the statement following public criticism, he was subsequently arrested.

Following his arrest, DJ Chicken was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on alleged violations of the Cybercrimes Act, breach of peace and making threats to kill. The case was adjourned until August 3, 2026, while he remained in custody pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was granted bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum.

The court also ordered that one surety must be a civil servant, while the other must be a community leader with landed property in Lagos State. It added that both sureties must provide three years’ tax clearance certificates, utility bills, National Identification Number details and Lagos State Residents Registration Agency registration.