The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted Fuji musician, Felix Duke Osagie, bail in the sum of ₦10 million over an alleged fraud involving ₦21.25 million.
Osagie was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, November 12, 2026, before Justice Ismail Ijelu on a four-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and obtaining money by false pretence.
One of the charges alleged that the musician fraudulently converted ₦21.25 million belonging to Joseph Onu Oguche in 2020.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Following his plea, EFCC prosecution counsel, Lamido Ochuko, urged the court to remand Osagie in a correctional facility pending trial and requested a date for the commencement of proceedings.
Defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, informed the court that a bail application had been filed on November 5, 2026. The application was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit sworn to by the defendant’s wife.
Afolabi told the court that his client was diabetic and had allegedly become unable to walk because of his deteriorating health. He added that Osagie’s condition worsened while in EFCC custody and that he had required repeated hospital visits since his release.
Opposing the application, the prosecution said it had filed a counter-affidavit on November 10. Ochuko drew the court’s attention to an allegation that the defendant had been jumping bail since July 2026.
The prosecution also informed the court that it intended to call four witnesses during the trial.
After considering the arguments, Justice Ijelu admitted Osagie to bail in the sum of ₦10 million, with two sureties in like sum.
The judge directed that the sureties must be blood relatives of the defendant, have paid taxes to the Lagos State Government within the last three years and provide evidence of a verifiable source of income.
Osagie was also ordered to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and barred from travelling outside Nigeria.
The court adjourned the case until December 16, 2026, for trial.
The judge further directed that the musician remain in a correctional facility until he fulfils the bail conditions.
The allegations against Osagie have not been proven in court. His plea of not guilty means the prosecution will have to establish its case at trial.
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