The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Thursday, November 12, 2026, arraigned an artist, Felix Duke Osagie, (a.k.a Felix Duke,)for a supposed N21.2 m scams before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court being in Ikeja, Lagos.
He is dealing with trial on a four-count charge verging on taking, getting cash by false pretense, retention of profits of criminal activity, and offering incorrect details.
Among the counts checks out: “That you, FELIX DUKE OSAGIE, at some point in 2020, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with a deceitful intent, took and transformed for your own usage the amount of N21,250,000 (Twenty One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), residential or commercial property of one Mr. Joseph Onuh Oguche, consequently dedicating an offense of taking contrary to Section 280 and punishable under Section 287 of Criminal Laws of Lagos 2015.”
Another count checks out: “That you, FELIX DUKE OSAGIE, on the 2nd April, 2026, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to deceive, made an incorrect declaration to officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the course of examination, of the presence a land you had authority to offer, which is situate at Ise in Ibeju- Lekki, Lagos, which to your understanding is incorrect, therefore dedicating an offense to wit, incorrect info contrary to and punishable by Section 39 of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission Establishment Act, No. 1 of 2004.”
The accused pleaded “innocent” to the charges when they read to him.
Following his “innocent” plea, prosecution counsel, Abdulhamid Lamido Tukur, asked the court for a trial date and hoped that the accused be remanded in a correctional centre.
The defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, nevertheless, notified the court about a pending bail application dated November 4, 2026, and submitted on November 5, 2026.
According to him, the application was supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit deposed to by the accused’s spouse.
He prompted the court to give bail to the offender on extremely liberal terms or on self-recognisance.
In reaction, the prosecution counsel, Tukur, notified the court that the prosecution had actually submitted a counter-affidavit outdated November 10, 2026.
He, for that reason, prompted the court to think about paragraph 6 of the counter-affidavit, mentioning that the accused had actually leapt bail because July 2026.
The prosecution counsel likewise revealed his objective to call 4 witnesses throughout the trial.
Tukur stated: “We submitted a 14-paragraph counter-affidavit, advising the court to decline the bail application.
“The accused had actually leapt EFCC’s administrative bail given that July.
“Also, the accused has actually been continuing with his basic rights enforcement match in another court through his legal counsel.”
Justice Ijelu gave the offender bail in the amount of N10,000,000 (Ten Million Naira), with 2 sureties in like amount.
Among the sureties should be a blood relative of the offender.
Both sureties need to be resident in Lagos; should have paid taxes to the Lagos State Government within the last 3 years, and need to likewise supply proof of a proven income source.
Justice Ojelu even more purchased the accused to surrender his passport to the Court’s Registrar. The judge likewise disallowed him from taking a trip beyond Nigeria pending the conclusion of the matter.
Justice Ijelu adjourned till December 16, 2026, for the beginning of trial and purchased the offender to be remanded in a Correctional center pending the excellence of his bail conditions
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