FCT High Court Orders Jordan Wike to Produce American Passport in $2.1m Land Fraud Trial

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Maitama has ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, to produce his American passport in court as proceedings resumed in a $2.1 million land fraud suit against him.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji made the order on Tuesday following an application by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, during the defence of the suit marked CV/008/2026.

The case was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan Wike over an alleged $2.1 million transaction involving the proposed acquisition and development of land in Abuja.

According to the claimants, they first met Jordan in London and developed a relationship before meeting again in Abuja, where they allegedly approached him to assist with the acquisition of land in the Federal Capital Territory.

They claim Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land in Katampe and another 30 hectares in Guzape.

The claimants further allege that Jordan demanded $2.1 million as a facilitation fee, claiming that $2 million was meant for his father, the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was his personal fee.

They alleged that the money was delivered in cash on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was accompanied by one Onor Sandy.

The claimants further allege that after receiving the money, Jordan failed to deliver the land and did not refund the funds, but subsequently became unreachable.

However, Jordan has denied the allegations and maintained that he has no knowledge of the transaction described by the claimants.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Jordan adopted his statement on oath in which he denied the claims against him. He was represented by a legal team led by Ogwu Onoja, SAN.

During cross-examination by Dantani, Jordan denied knowledge of several of the allegations put to him.

The claimants’ counsel subsequently asked the court to direct Jordan to write his full name and signature five times each on a plain sheet of paper. The application was granted without objection from the defence.

Jordan was also asked where he was on September 26, 2025.

He told the court that he was not in Nigeria on that date and said he travelled with his American passport.

When asked whether he could produce the passport, Jordan indicated that he could if required.

Dantani then applied for the passport to be produced before the court.

Justice Oriji granted the application and ordered Jordan to produce the American passport.

The passport issue forms part of the dispute over Jordan’s whereabouts on the date the claimants allege that the $2.1 million was delivered.

In his defence, Jordan has disputed the claimants’ account of the transaction, including their allegation that he received the money.

He also said the account given by the claimants had changed over time.

According to his filings, a letter written to his father and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on November 24, 2025 stated that the first claimant approached him earlier in the year and gave him $2.1 million on September 26, 2025.

Jordan, however, stated that his travel records showed he was aboard a British Airways flight from Abuja to London at 7:56am on that date.

He further alleged that the claimants subsequently changed their account and said the transaction occurred in October 2025 in Harriot, London.

Jordan denied receiving the $2.1 million and also denied signing the alleged acknowledgment of receipt presented by the claimants.

He described the signature on the document as forged and disputed the passport number contained in the document, saying his current passport number differs from the one stated by the claimants.

Jordan also characterised the allegations as an attempt to blackmail his father and extort money from him.

The dispute also stems from a joint venture agreement dated October 17, 2025 involving the claimants, Jordan and two companies — Apostle Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.

Under the alleged agreement, the parties were to develop 24 units of six-bedroom fully detached duplexes on 1.7 hectares of land at Guzape New Extension and 1.5 hectares at Katampe New Extension.

The claimants say they were expected to contribute $4.2 million, or its naira equivalent of N6.3 billion, to the joint venture, while Jordan was expected to provide the land.

They allege that Jordan later pressured them for cash and insisted that payment be made in dollars.

According to their statement of claim, they paid $2.1 million in cash on October 17, 2025 at House No. 25, 21 Road, Gwarimpa, Abuja.

The claimants allege that Jordan signed an acknowledgment of receipt containing his National Identification Number, telephone number and passport details.

They further claim that they subsequently discovered that the plots of land did not belong to Jordan and that another company had commenced mobilisation to develop the properties.

The claimants said they demanded a refund on October 31, 2025.

The suit also contains allegations concerning an alleged intervention by the FCT Minister after the dispute emerged.

The claimants allege that the first claimant met Nyesom Wike on December 24, 2025 to seek assistance in recovering the money.

They claim the minister rejected the allegations against his son and ordered that the claimant be taken to the FCT Police Command for investigation.

The claimants further allege that the first claimant was treated as a suspect, made an extra-judicial statement and was later released on bail.

Jordan’s defence disputes the claimants’ account of the events.

A Certified True Copy of a police investigation report attached to his filings states that the FCT Police Command investigated the matter.

According to the report, the first claimant was given an opportunity to provide evidence supporting the alleged payment but had not produced what investigators considered sufficient evidence.

The police report recommended that the claimant face allegations including defamation of character, giving false information to mislead a public servant and attempted extortion.

Those police findings and recommendations are themselves part of the defence materials before the court and do not constitute a determination of the civil claims against Jordan.

The claimants, meanwhile, maintain their case over the alleged $2.1 million payment and the failure to deliver the land or refund the money.

The court has now adjourned the matter until Wednesday for continuation of the trial, with Jordan ordered to produce his American passport.