EFCC arraigns Musician Felix Duke over alleged N21.2m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Nigerian musician Felix Duke Osagie, popularly known as Felix Duke, over an alleged N21.25 million fraud before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja.

Felix Duke was arraigned on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining money by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and giving false information.

According to the EFCC, the musician allegedly stole and converted N21.25 million belonging to Joseph Onuh Oguche in 2020.

One of the charges accused him of dishonestly converting the money for personal use, contrary to Sections 280 and 287 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015.

The prosecution also alleged that Duke gave investigators false information on April 2, 2026, claiming he had the authority to sell a parcel of land in Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which allegedly did not exist as represented.

However, the musician pleaded not guilty to all four charges.

Following his plea, prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur, asked the court to adjourn the matter for trial and remand the defendant in a correctional facility.

Defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, informed the court of a pending bail application dated November 4 and filed on November 5, 2026. He urged the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms or on self-recognisance.

The prosecution opposed the application, telling the court that Duke had allegedly jumped the EFCC’s administrative bail since July 2026. It also disclosed plans to call four witnesses during the trial.

After hearing both sides, Justice Ijelu granted the musician bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum.

The judge directed that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant, while both must reside in Lagos State, have paid taxes to the state government within the last three years and provide evidence of verifiable sources of income.

Duke was also ordered to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and barred from travelling outside Nigeria pending the conclusion of the case.

The court, however, ordered that he remain in a correctional facility until he fulfils the bail conditions.

The case was adjourned until December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial.