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 was arraigned on Thursday by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining money under false pretences, retention of proceeds of crime and giving false information.
The commission disclosed this in a statement published on its official X account on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
One of the charges alleged that the musician, sometime in 2020, stole and converted ₦21.25 million belonging to one Joseph Onuh Oguche for his personal use.
The charge stated that the alleged offence contravened Section 280 and was punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Another count accused Duke of making a false statement to EFCC investigators on April 2, 2026, concerning the existence of a parcel of land at Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which he allegedly claimed to have the authority to sell.
The commission said the alleged offence was contrary to Section 39 of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.
However, the musician pleaded not guilty to all four charges when they were read to him.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur, urged the court to adjourn the matter for trial and order the defendant’s remand in a correctional facility.
Defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, subsequently informed the court that a bail application dated November 4 and filed on November 5 was pending.
He said the application was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit deposed to by the defendant’s wife, urging the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms or on self-recognisance.
In response, Tukur told the court that the prosecution had filed a 14-paragraph counter-affidavit dated November 10, opposing the application.
He urged Justice Ijelu to consider paragraph six of the counter-affidavit, which alleged that Duke had jumped the EFCC’s administrative bail granted to him since July 2026.
The prosecution also accused the defendant of pursuing a fundamental rights enforcement suit before another court through his legal counsel.
Tukur further informed the court that the commission intended to call four witnesses during the trial.
Court Grants Felix Duke ₦10m Bail
In his ruling, Justice Ijelu granted the musician bail in the sum of ₦10 million, with two sureties in like sum.
The judge directed that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant, while both sureties must reside in Lagos State.
He further ordered that the sureties must have paid taxes to the Lagos State Government within the last three years and provide evidence of verifiable sources of income.
Justice Ijelu also directed Duke to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and prohibited him from travelling outside Nigeria pending the conclusion of the case.
The court adjourned the matter until December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
Meanwhile, the musician was ordered to remain in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
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