By Lukmon Akintola
Nigerian musician Felix Duke, popularly known for his hit song Mr Goody Goody, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N21.2 million fraud.
Duke was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Ismail O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, QED reports.
The musician faces a four-count charge bordering on stealing, obtaining money by false pretence, retention of proceeds of crime and giving false information to investigators.
One of the charges accused Duke of fraudulently converting N21.25 million belonging to a complainant, identified as Oguche, in 2020.
Another count alleged that on April 2, 2026, he gave EFCC investigators false information concerning a parcel of land at Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which he allegedly claimed he had the authority to sell.
Duke pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
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Following his plea, defence counsel, Sunday Afolabi, applied for bail, citing his client’s deteriorating health. Afolabi told the court that the musician was diabetic and could no longer walk, adding that his condition had worsened while in EFCC custody and that he had been in and out of hospital since his release.
However, prosecution counsel, Lamido Ochuko, opposed the application. He informed the court that the commission had filed a counter-affidavit alleging that Duke had repeatedly breached the conditions of his administrative bail since July 2026.
In his ruling, Justice Ijelu granted the defendant 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 be residents of Lagos State and provide evidence of tax payments to the state government within the last three years, as well as verifiable sources of income.
Duke was also ordered to surrender his international passport to the court registrar and barred from travelling outside the country.
The court adjourned the case until December 16, 2026, for the commencement of trial. The musician was remanded in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions.
The arraignment follows an earlier allegation by Duke that individuals posing as EFCC operatives raided his Duke and Duchess Hotel in Abule Egba, Lagos, on August 1, 2025.
