Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, is facing a civil suit over an alleged $2.1 million land deal in Abuja. Two men claim they paid the sum to Jordan for a 60-hectare land transaction, with $2 million intended for his father and $100,000 as Jordan's fee. Jordan denies the allegations, asserting he was on a British Airways flight to London on the day the payment was reportedly made.
Alleged Payment and Claimants' Account
According to court filings, the two claimants say they met Jordan in London and later reconnected with him in Abuja, where they sought his help to secure 60 hectares of land split between Katampe and Guzape. They allege Jordan told them the facilitation fee would be $2.1 million, with $2 million earmarked for the minister and $100,000 as his own cut.
The claimants say they handed over the full amount on 26 September 2025, at a property in Gwarimpa, Abuja, with several named witnesses present. They allege that after the money changed hands, they received no land and no refund, and Jordan stopped responding to them.
Jordan's Defence and Court Proceedings
Jordan's defence hinges on a single detail: he says he wasn't in the country that day. Under cross-examination at the FCT High Court in Maitama, he told the court he was on a British Airways flight from Abuja to London on 26 September 2025, the exact date the claimants say the payment was made. He also denies signing any acknowledgment of receipt for the money, calling the signature on the document a forgery.
The claimants' lawyer asked the court to compel Jordan to produce his American passport to check against his travel claim, and to write out his name and signature five times on a plain sheet of paper for comparison. Justice Sylvanus Oriji granted both requests. Jordan produced the passport the following day; the court has not yet ruled on whether his account of his whereabouts holds up.
Wider Attention and Calls for Investigation
Jordan has said he flagged the allegations himself, in a letter to his father and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) back in November 2025. The case has since drawn wider attention. Rights lawyer Chidi Odinkalu has called on Justice Oriji to step aside from the case over family and professional ties, while the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has urged the EFCC and ICPC to open an independent investigation rather than wait for the civil case to conclude.
No findings of fraud have been made. The allegations remain contested, and the trial is ongoing.
