A court has ordered Wike’s son to produce his passport in an alleged $2.1 million fraud case

The lawsuit marked CV/008/2026 was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan, who is the son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.

The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the FCT Minister, to produce an American passport in court, as the trial of an alleged $2.1 million fraud lawsuit against him continues.

This order was conveyed by Judge Sylvanus Oriji following a request by the plaintiff’s attorney, Hamza Dantani, during the defendant’s defense.

The lawsuit marked CV/008/2026 was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan, who is the son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.

According to the plaintiffs, they met Jordan in London, where they developed a good relationship. After about three months, they met again in Abuja, where they sought his help to facilitate land acquisition in the Federal Capital Territory.

The plaintiff claims that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land in Katampe and 30 hectares in Guzape. They alleged that Jordan told them that the facilitation fee was $2.1 million, adding that $2 million was for his father, the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was his personal fee.

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

The plaintiff claims that after receiving the money, Jordan did not hand over the land or return the money, and in fact did not communicate.

At the resumed hearing, Jordan adopted his statement on oath and denied all of the plaintiff’s claims.

Represented by Mr Ogwu Onoja, SAN, and several documents submitted through the defendant.

During cross-examination by the plaintiff’s attorney, Hamza Dantani, Jordan denied knowing what the legal advisor was talking about.

Dantani applied to the court for Jordan to write his full name on plain paper five times and his signature the same number of times. The court granted the request, but it was not opposed by the defense.

When asked about his whereabouts on September 26 2025, he admitted that he was not in Indonesia.

When asked which passport he used to travel, he said his American passport, but he could show it if asked.

Dantani then applied to the court to have his passport shown in court. Judge Oriji then ordered the passports to be produced.

The court adjourned until Wednesday to continue.

The lawsuit stems from a joint venture agreement dated 17 October 2025 between the plaintiff and the defendant, together with two companies, namely Rasul Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.

According to the Statement of Claim filed by the plaintiff, the agreement is for the construction of 24 fully-detached 6-bedroom duplex units on 1.7 hectares of land in Guzape New Extension and 1.5 hectares in Katampe New Extension.

The plaintiffs had to contribute $4.2 million (or the Naira equivalent of N6.3 billion) as their contribution to the joint venture, while the defendants had to provide a plot of land.

Plaintiffs allege that defendants pressured them for cash, insisted on accepting dollars, and that they paid $2.1 million in cash on October 17, 2025 at House No. 25, 21 Road, Gwarimpa, Abuja.

They alleged that the defendant signed a receipt, providing his NIN (24217472334), telephone number (0703405****), and passport number (A5057****).

The plaintiff said they later learned that the land did not belong to the defendant and that another company was mobilizing to develop the land. They demanded a refund by October 31, 2025.