Fuji musician Felix Duke Osagie has secured N10 million bail in an alleged N21.25 million fraud case after citing his deteriorating health before a federal high court in Lagos.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Osagie before Ismail Ijelu, the presiding judge, on Thursday. He faces a four-count charge of stealing and obtaining money by false pretence.
One of the charges accused the musician of fraudulently converting N21.25 million belonging to Joseph Onu Oguche in 2020. Osagie pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
Defence cites musician’s health
After the plea, EFCC counsel Lamido Ochuko urged the court to remand Osagie in a correctional facility and fix a trial date.
However, defence counsel Sunday Afolabi asked the court to grant the musician bail. He said he had filed a bail application on November 5, supported by an 18-paragraph affidavit from Osagie’s wife.
Afolabi told the court that the musician was diabetic and could no longer walk because of his worsening health.
He also said Osagie’s condition deteriorated during his time in EFCC custody. According to the lawyer, the musician had visited the hospital several times since his release.
EFCC opposes bail application
Ochuko opposed the application, informing the court that the prosecution had filed a counter-affidavit on November 10.
He urged Ijelu to consider an allegation in the document that Osagie had been jumping bail since July 2026.
Despite the prosecution’s objection, the judge granted the musician bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum.
Court sets bail conditions
Ijelu directed that both sureties must be blood relatives of the defendant. They must also have paid taxes to the Lagos State government within the last three years.
The sureties must further provide evidence of a verifiable source of income.
The judge also ordered Osagie to surrender his international passport to the court registrar. He barred the musician from travelling outside Nigeria.
However, the bail does not mean Osagie can leave custody immediately. The court remanded him in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
Ijelu adjourned the case until December 16 for further proceedings.
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