RismadarVoice Reporters
November 13, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Nigerian musician Felix Duke Osagie, popularly known as Felix Duke, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged ₦21.25 million fraud.
Duke appeared before Justice Ismail Ijelu on Thursday, November 12, on a four-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining money by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and giving false information.
According to the EFCC, the musician allegedly converted ₦21.25 million belonging to Joseph Onuh Oguche to his personal use sometime in 2020.
The commission also accused him of providing false information to investigators on April 2, 2026, concerning a parcel of land in Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which he allegedly claimed he had authority to sell.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur requested that Duke be remanded in a correctional facility and that a date be fixed for trial.
However, defence counsel Sunday Afolabi informed the court that a bail application dated November 4 and filed on November 5 was pending.
The application was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit sworn to by the defendant’s wife.
Afolabi urged the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms or release him on self-recognisance.
The defence also raised concerns about the musician’s health, claiming that he had been receiving medical attention.
Opposing the application, the prosecution said it had filed a 14-paragraph counter-affidavit alleging that Duke had breached administrative bail conditions granted by the EFCC in July 2026.
The prosecution further disclosed plans to present four witnesses during the trial.
After considering submissions from both parties, Justice Ijelu granted Duke bail for ₦10 million, with two sureties in like sum.
The judge directed that one surety must be a blood relative, while both must reside in Lagos State, provide evidence of verifiable income and show proof of tax payments to the state government within the preceding three years.
The court also ordered Duke to surrender his international passport and prohibited him from travelling outside Nigeria pending the conclusion of the case.
Justice Ijelu adjourned proceedings until December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
The defendant was ordered to remain in a correctional facility until his bail conditions are fulfilled.
The allegations against Duke remain unproven, and he is presumed innocent unless convicted by a competent court.
