EFCC Arraigns Musician Felix Duke Over Alleged N21.2M Land Fraud

​LAGOS — Popular Nigerian musician Felix Duke Osagie, widely known in the entertainment scene as Felix Duke, was on Thursday, November 12, 2026, formally arraigned before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged N21.2 million land and property fraud.

​The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), operating through its Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, brought a four-count criminal charge against the defendant, encompassing serious allegations of stealing, obtaining money by false pretences, retention of proceeds of crime, and giving false information to anti-graft investigators.

​Case Highlights & Overview

• ​Defendant: Felix Duke Osagie (a.k.a. Felix Duke)
• ​Complainant: Mr. Joseph Onuh Oguche
• ​Alleged Fraud Amount: N21,250,000 (Twenty-One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira)
• ​Disputed Property: Land situated at Ise in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos
• ​Trial Judge: Justice Ismail O. Ijelu (Lagos State High Court, Ikeja)
• ​Next Adjournment Date: December 16, 2026

​The Charges and Plea

​According to the prosecution, the central count states that the defendant in 2020 dishonestly converted N21,250,000 belonging to Mr. Joseph Onuh Oguche, an offence contravening Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos 2015. An additional count accuses him of deliberately misleading EFCC investigators on April 2, 2026, by falsely claiming he had lawful authority to sell land at Ise in Ibeju-Lekki, in violation of Section 39 of the EFCC Establishment Act No. 1 of 2004.

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​When the four-count charge was read, the defendant pleaded “not guilty.”

​Bail Dispute & Administrative Bail Breach

​Following the plea, prosecution counsel Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur prayed for a trial date and sought a remand order. Defence counsel Sunday Afolabi, however, moved a pending bail application dated November 4, 2026, backed by an 18-paragraph affidavit deposed to by the defendant’s wife, urging the court to grant bail on liberal terms.

​In response, Tukur drew the court’s attention to a 14-paragraph counter-affidavit filed on November 10, 2026, stressing that the defendant had jumped EFCC administrative bail since July 2026 while pursuing a separate fundamental rights enforcement suit.

​Strict Bail Conditions & Remand

​Justice Ijelu granted the defendant bail in the sum of N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira) with two sureties in like sum. The court imposed rigorous conditions:

1. ​Blood Relative Requirement: One surety must be a blood relative of the defendant.
2. ​Residency & Income: Both sureties must reside in Lagos, demonstrate a verifiable source of income, and present evidence of tax payments to the Lagos State Government over the last three years.
3. ​Travel Restrictions: The defendant must surrender his international passport to the Court Registrar and is barred from traveling outside Nigeria.

​The judge adjourned the matter to December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial, ordering the defendant to be remanded in a correctional facility pending the perfection of his bail conditions.