Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, has denied involvement in an alleged $2.1 million land deal in Abuja, telling a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory that the signature on a document presented in the case was forged.
Jordan, a lawyer, also told the court that he had no relationship with the claimants and was outside Nigeria around the time they alleged he received money for the proposed acquisition of land in the Federal Capital Territory.
Justice Silvanus Oriji, who is hearing the suit marked CV/008/2026, adjourned the case to December 1, 2 and 14, 2026 for continuation of trial.
The suit was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan over an alleged $2.1 million land transaction.
During cross-examination by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, on Wednesday, Jordan denied receiving any money or signing documents relating to a land deal.
He told the court: “I did not receive any money from anybody. I did not sign any document for land deal, I only found out that my signature was on the land document just like anyone else in this court yesterday (Tuesday).
“I never had any friend named Onor Sandy and I did not have any deal with anyone regarding land deal.”
Jordan’s testimony was part of his defence against the claimants’ allegations that he collected $2.1 million to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land at Katampe and another 30 hectares at Guzape, Abuja.
Claimants’ Allegations
The claimants allege that they met Jordan in London and developed a friendship before meeting again in Abuja about three months later.
They said they subsequently approached him for assistance in facilitating the acquisition of land in the FCT.
According to their case, Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares at Katampe and another 30 hectares at Guzape, allegedly demanding $2.1 million as a facilitation fee.
The claimants allege that Jordan told them $2 million was intended for his father, the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was his personal fee.
They further alleged that the money was delivered in cash in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was accompanied by a man identified as Onor Sandy.
The claimants allege that despite receiving the money, Jordan failed to provide the land or refund the funds and subsequently stopped communicating with them.
In their Statement of Claim, the claimants also referred to a joint venture agreement dated October 17, 2025 involving Jordan and two companies, Apostle Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.
They said the agreement concerned the construction of 24 units of six-bedroom fully detached duplexes on 1.7 hectares at Guzape New Extension and 1.5 hectares at Katampe New Extension.
The claimants said they were expected to contribute $4.2 million, or its Naira equivalent of N6.3 billion, while Jordan was to provide the land.
They alleged that Jordan pressured them to pay in cash and insisted on receiving dollars.
However, Jordan has denied the allegations and disputed the documents attributed to him.
Jordan’s Defence
Jordan told the court that he was not in Nigeria on September 26, 2025, the date the claimants alleged he received the money.
When asked which passport he used to travel, he said his American passport.
At the previous hearing, Dantani had applied for Jordan to produce the passport to establish his whereabouts on the date in question. Justice Oriji granted the application and ordered him to produce it.
Jordan subsequently produced a photocopy of the passport and undertook to produce the original whenever required by the court.
The claimants’ counsel had also asked Jordan to write his full name and signature five times each on plain paper for comparison with the disputed documents. The application was not opposed by the defence and was granted by the court.
In his earlier filings, Jordan had denied knowing the claimants or meeting them in London, Harriot or Nigeria.
He also said the claimants had given different accounts of when and where the alleged payment was made.
According to his defence, a letter addressed to the FCT Minister and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission dated November 24, 2025 alleged that Jordan received $2.1 million on September 26, 2025.
Jordan said that at 7:56am on that date, he was aboard a British Airways flight from Abuja to London
He said the claimants subsequently changed their account to state that the transaction occurred in October 2025 in Harriot, London.
Jordan denied receiving the $2.1 million or signing any acknowledgment of payment.
He also said the signature on the document was forged and that the passport number contained in the document was not his current passport number. He said the passport number on the document had expired in 2022.
Jordan described the allegations as an attempt to blackmail his father and extort money.
Alleged Police Investigation
A Certified True Copy of a police investigation report attached to Jordan’s filings stated that the FCT Police Command investigated the matter.
According to the report, the 1st claimant was given time to produce evidence supporting his allegation that he gave Jordan the money but failed to provide evidence the police considered sufficient.
The report recommended that the claimant be arraigned for alleged defamation of character, giving false information to mislead a public servant and attempted extortion.
The claimants, however, maintain their allegations in the civil suit.
The claimants also alleged in their Statement of Claim that when the 1st claimant met the FCT Minister on December 24, 2025 to seek assistance in recovering the money, Wike accused him of lying and stealing.
They further alleged that the minister ordered an aide in police uniform to take the claimant to the FCT Commissioner of Police for investigation over the allegations against his son.
The claimants said the 1st claimant was treated as a suspect, made an extra-judicial statement and was later released on bail, while Jordan was allegedly not invited by the FCT Police Command.
These allegations have been denied by Jordan in his court filings.
The defendant is represented by a legal team led by Dr Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN, M. A. Ebute, SAN, and George Ibrahim, SAN, among others.
The claimants are represented by H. U. Muhammed, Esq., of I. G. Waru & Co., with an address for service within jurisdiction at Abdulaziz Ibrahim SAN & Co., Asokoro, Abuja.
Justice Oriji adjourned the matter to December 1, 2 and 14, 2026 for continuation of trial.
