The son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, Jordan Wike, on Tuesday submitted his American passport before the FCT High Court in Abuja as he began his defence in a complaint concerning an alleged $2.1 million Abuja property allocation scam.
Daily Trust reports that Judge Sylvanus Oriji had on Monday ordered Jordan to produce his American passport after disagreement on his whereabouts on 25 October 2025, the day the claimants claimed the minister’s son received the $2.1 million cash from them at a Gwarimpa, Abuja residence.
The complaint was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, who claimed that Jordan got $2.1 million in cash from them last year to enable the acquisition of hectares of land in two prominent locations of Abuja, an allegation the minister’s son disputed.
It was asserted that on the day the claimants said they gave him the money, Jordan flew outside Nigeria with his American passport.
“But the claimants argued that after meeting in London, and forming a relationship, they gave the money to Jordan for the purchase of land in Abuja.
They claimed Jordan agreed to buy 30 hectares of land in Katampe and Guzape respectively for $2.1 million.
The minister’s son is said to have told the claimants that the $2 million was for his father, the minister, and the $100,000 was for himself.
The claimants stated that they presented the $2.1 million cash to the minister’s son on 26 September 2025 in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani.
They further alleged that Onor Sandy, who was with Jordan, was present when the minister’s son was paid.
The claimants said Jordan, whose father was governor of Rivers State before becoming minister of the Federal Capital Territory, went “incommunicado” after he received the money.
The claimants said they later found out that the plots were owned by a firm which was about to start developing them.
They said they asked for a refund on 31 October, 2025 but received no good response and hence instituted the suit to retrieve their money.
During the proceedings on Monday, Jordan, through his counsel, Ogwu Onoja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), adopted his statement on oath opposing the claim.
Hamza Dantani, the claimants’ lawyer, questioned him on cross-examination, and he maintained his innocence of any knowledge of the transaction.
Mr Dantani, counsel for the claimants, subsequently filed to the court for an order that Jordan write his complete name and signature five times each on a plain sheet of paper.
The defence did not dispute the application and it was granted by the court forthwith.
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