Nigeria: Alleged N21.2m Fraud - Court Grants Felix Duke N10m Bail
Felix Duke pleaded not guilty as prosecutors sought his remand and said he jumped EFCC administrative bail since July.
- On Thursday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Fuji musician Felix Duke Osagie before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged N21.25 million fraud.
- Osagie faces four counts including allegedly stealing N21.25 million from Joseph Onuh Oguche and providing false information about land in Ibeju-Lekki to investigators in April 2026.
- Pleading not guilty, the musician faced a remand request from prosecution counsel Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur, while defence lawyer Sunday Afolabi sought bail for his client.
- Citing that Osagie jumped administrative bail in July, Tukur opposed the bail request before Justice Ismail Ijelu, who adjourned the case until December 16 for trial.
- The prosecution plans to call four witnesses during the trial. The judge mandated that future sureties must reside in Lagos and provide three years of tax evidence.
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EFCC arraigns musician Felix Duke over alleged N21.2m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned a musician, Felix Duke Osagie, popularly known as Felix Duke, before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N21.25 million fraud. Duke was arraigned by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu on a four-count charge bordering […]
Court restricts musician’s foreign travel in N21.2m fraud case - NewsTmes.com.ng
A Lagos High Court has stopped musician Felix Duke Osagie from travelling outside Nigeria after granting him N10m bail over an alleged N21.25m fraud. Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, gave the order on Thursday during the musician’s arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge also ordered …
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