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Wike’s Son Denies Receiving $2.1m in Abuja Land Deal, Alleges Forged Signature
Jordan Wike told an Abuja High Court that he did not receive the alleged $2.1m payment and that his signature on documents linking him to the land transaction was forged.
Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied receiving $2.1 million in connection with an alleged Abuja land transaction, telling an FCT High Court that his signature on a document linking him to the deal was forged.
Jordan, a lawyer, made the claims on Wednesday while giving evidence in his defence in a civil suit filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited over an alleged failed real estate transaction.
The suit, marked CV/008/2026, is before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.
The claimants are seeking to recover $2.1 million they allege was paid in connection with a proposed property transaction involving land in the Katampe and Guzape areas of Abuja.
Jordan has denied receiving the money or entering into the alleged transaction.
During cross-examination, he disputed the authenticity of a document bearing a signature attributed to him.
“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),” he told the court.
Jordan also denied knowing Onor Sandy, a man whom the claimants alleged was present with him when the purported payment was made.
“I never had any friend named Onor Sandy and I did not have any deal with anyone regarding land deal,” he said.
The development followed an order by Justice Oriji requiring Jordan to produce his American passport after he told the court that he was outside Nigeria on September 26, 2025 — the date the claimants said they handed him the alleged $2.1 million.
Jordan subsequently produced the passport in court. Reports said the court admitted it in evidence and allowed the original document to remain with him, subject to production whenever required.
According to the claimants' case, they met Jordan in London and later discussed a proposed real estate venture involving land in Abuja.
They allege that the proposed arrangement involved land in Katampe and Guzape and that Jordan agreed to facilitate the transaction.
The claimants further allege that the $2.1 million was paid in cash on September 26, 2025, in Abuja. They said an acknowledgement document was subsequently produced in connection with the alleged transaction.
Jordan disputes the account and maintains that he neither received the money nor signed the documents relied upon by the claimants.
The claimants further allege that after the purported payment, they experienced difficulties contacting Jordan and later discovered problems with the ownership or availability of the land they believed was part of the proposed transaction.
They subsequently demanded a refund and filed the suit after, according to their account, efforts to resolve the matter failed.
The claimants are asking the court to order the repayment of the $2.1 million, alongside interest and damages.
They are also seeking N100 million in damages and other reliefs over what they describe as the consequences of the failed transaction.
Jordan's defence, however, disputes the central allegations, including the alleged payment, the transaction itself and the authenticity of documents said to link him to the deal.
The court has not made a determination that Jordan received the money or committed fraud. The allegations remain contested in the ongoing civil proceedings.
The case has been adjourned for further hearing in December 2026.