The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned Fuji musician Felix Osagie before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over an alleged N21.25 million fraud.
Osagie appeared before Justice Ismail Ijelu on a four-count charge of stealing and obtaining money by false pretence. When the case was called, EFCC prosecutor Lamido Ochuko said the charge was dated April 20, 2026, and asked the court to read it to the defendant. Osagie pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
The EFCC alleged that Osagie fraudulently converted N21.25 million belonging to Joseph Oguche in 2020. The prosecution asked the court to remand him in a correctional facility and set a trial date. It also said it intended to call four witnesses.
Defence counsel Sunday Afolabi told the court he had filed a bail application dated November 4 and filed on November 5, supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit sworn by Osagie’s wife. Afolabi argued that Osagie was diabetic, could no longer walk, and had suffered a decline in health while in EFCC custody. He said Osagie had been in and out of hospital since his release from the commission’s custody.
Ochuko opposed the application, informing the court that the prosecution had filed a counter-affidavit dated November 10. He urged the judge to consider its paragraph six, which alleged that Osagie had been jumping bail since July 2026.
Justice Ijelu granted Osagie bail in the sum of N10 million, with two sureties in like sum. The judge directed that the sureties be blood relatives of the defendant, have paid taxes to the Lagos State Government within the past three years, and provide evidence of a verifiable source of income.
The court also ordered Osagie to surrender his international passport to the registrar and barred him from travelling outside Nigeria. He was remanded in a correctional facility pending fulfilment of the bail conditions.
The case was adjourned until December 16, 2026, for trial.
