Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is facing a $2.1 million civil suit over an alleged agreement to facilitate the acquisition of 60 hectares of land in Abuja.
The case, filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, is before the FCT High Court in Maitama under suit number CV/008/2026. The claimants allege that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares each in Katampe and Guzape and that they paid him $2.1 million in connection with the transaction.
According to the claimants, $2 million of the amount was allegedly intended for the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was purportedly Jordan’s facilitation fee. They further alleged that the payment was made in cash on September 26, 2025, in the presence of several witnesses.
The claimants say the proposed land transaction was not completed and that their money was not refunded. They subsequently approached the court seeking redress.
Jordan denies receiving $2.1m
Jordan has strongly denied the allegations, telling the court that he neither received the money nor signed any agreement relating to the alleged land transaction.
He also denied knowing the claimants and challenged the authenticity of a document bearing a signature which they attributed to him, alleging that the signature was forged. He further maintained that the passport number appearing on the disputed document was not his current passport number.
A key issue in Wednesday’s proceedings was Jordan’s whereabouts on September 26, 2025, the date the claimants allege the money was handed over.
During cross-examination, Jordan told the court that he was outside Nigeria at the time and had travelled using his American passport.
Following an application by the claimants’ lawyer, Hamza Dantani, Justice Sylvanus Oriji ordered Jordan to produce the passport in court. He subsequently presented the document as directed.
The defence has maintained that the allegations amount to an attempt to blackmail Jordan and his father. A police investigation report attached to the defence filings reportedly disputed the claimants’ account and recommended action against the first claimant over allegations including giving false information and attempted extortion.
The claimants, however, maintain their allegations and are seeking recovery of the disputed funds.
The court has not determined that Jordan or his father received the alleged $2.1 million, nor that any fraud occurred. Those allegations remain contested matters before the court.
Justice Oriji has adjourned the case, with further hearings scheduled for December 1, 2 and 14, 2026.
The case has nevertheless attracted wider public attention, with the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) calling for independent investigations by the EFCC and ICPC into the allegations, particularly because the claimants allege that $2 million of the disputed amount was intended for the FCT Minister.
