A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail to Fuji musician Felix Duke Osagie, who was arraigned over an alleged N21.25 million fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) brought Osagie before Justice Ismail Ijelu on Thursday on a four-count charge of stealing and obtaining money by false pretence. One count alleges that he fraudulently converted N21.25 million belonging to Joseph Onu Oguche in 2020. Osagie pleaded not guilty.
After the plea, EFCC prosecution counsel Lamido Ochuko asked the court to remand Osagie in a correctional facility and set a date for trial. Defence counsel Sunday Afolabi said a bail application had been filed on November 5, supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit sworn by Osagie’s wife.
Afolabi told the court that Osagie has diabetes and can no longer walk because of his deteriorating health. He said Osagie’s condition worsened while he was in EFCC custody and that, since his release, he had been in and out of hospital.
Ochuko opposed the application, saying the prosecution had filed a counter-affidavit on November 10. He urged the judge to consider its allegation that Osagie had been jumping bail since July 2026.
In his ruling, Justice Ijelu granted Osagie bail in the sum of N10 million, with two sureties in like sum. The judge said the sureties must be blood relatives of the defendant, must have paid taxes to the Lagos State Government within the past three years, and must 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 the country. The case was adjourned until December 16. He will remain in a correctional facility until he meets the bail conditions.
