Nigerian musician Felix Duke Osagie, popularly known as Felix Duke, has been granted bail of N10 million after being arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N21.25 million fraud.
The musician was arraigned on Thursday, November 12, 2026, before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2.
He was charged with four counts bordering on stealing, obtaining money by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and giving false information.
The prosecution alleged that Duke, in 2020, dishonestly stole and converted N21.25 million belonging to one Joseph Onuh Oguche for his personal use.
The alleged offence is said to be contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
In another count, the EFCC accused the musician of providing false information to its investigators on April 2, 2026, regarding a parcel of land at Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
According to the charge, Duke allegedly claimed that he had the authority to sell the property, knowing that the claim was false.
The commission said the alleged offence contravened Section 39 of the EFCC Establishment Act, No. 1 of 2004.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge.
Following his plea, prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur, urged the court to fix a date for trial and order the defendant's remand in a correctional facility.
However, defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, informed the court that a bail application dated November 4, 2026, 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.
Afolabi appealed to the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms or on self-recognisance.
The prosecution opposed the application, informing the court that it had filed a 14-paragraph counter-affidavit on November 10, urging the judge to refuse the request.
Tukur alleged that the defendant had jumped the EFCC's administrative bail since July 2026.
He further told the court that Duke had continued with a fundamental rights enforcement suit before another court through his lawyers.
The prosecution counsel also disclosed that the commission planned to call four witnesses during the trial.
After considering the arguments, Justice Ijelu granted the defendant bail in the sum of N10 million, with two sureties in like sum.
The court directed that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant, while both must be residents of Lagos State.
They are also required to show evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government within the last three years and provide proof of verifiable sources of income.
The judge further ordered Duke to deposit his passport with the court registrar and prohibited him from travelling outside Nigeria until the conclusion of the case.
The musician was, however, ordered to remain in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
The case was adjourned until December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial.
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