By Patience Tarhemba
Fuji musician Felix Duke Osagie has been granted bail in the sum of ₦10 million by the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, where he is standing trial over an alleged ₦21.25 million fraud.
Justice Ismail Ijelu granted the bail following the musician’s arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a four-count charge bordering on stealing and obtaining money under false pretences.
The EFCC alleged that Osagie sometime in 2020 fraudulently converted ₦21.25 million belonging to one Joseph Onuh Oguche to his personal use.
He was also accused of providing false information to EFCC investigators regarding a parcel of land located in Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
However, the musician pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
During the bail hearing, defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, urged the court to admit his client to bail, relying on an application supported by an affidavit sworn to by the defendant’s wife.
The defence also drew the court’s attention to Osagie’s health condition, claiming that his health had deteriorated.
Opposing the application, the prosecution told the court that the defendant had allegedly breached the terms of his administrative bail since July 2026.
After listening to arguments from both parties, Justice Ijelu granted Osagie bail in the sum of ₦10 million, with two sureties who must each provide the same amount.
The court also directed the defendant to surrender his international passport and barred him from travelling outside Nigeria.
It further ordered that Osagie remain in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
The case was adjourned until December 16, 2026, for trial.
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