By Prevail Inegbenose
Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied receiving money or participating in an alleged $2.1 million land deal in Abuja.
According to Daily Post reports, Jordan made the denial on Wednesday while testifying before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Silvanus Oriji in a suit filed over the alleged transaction.
Under cross-examination by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, Jordan said the signature attributed to him on a document tendered before the court was forged.
He also told the court that he had no relationship with the claimants or any involvement in the alleged transaction.
“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,” he said.
Jordan further told the court that he was outside the country around September 26, 2025, the date the claimants alleged that money was delivered to him in connection with the transaction.
The court had earlier ordered him to produce his travel passport following an application by counsel to the claimants in the alleged land fraud case.
At Wednesday’s proceedings, Jordan produced a photocopy of the passport and undertook to produce the original whenever required by the court.
The suit, marked CV/008/2026, was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan.
The claimants alleged that they met Jordan in London and developed a friendship before meeting again in Abuja, where they sought his assistance in facilitating the acquisition of land in the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the claimants, Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land each in Katampe and Guzape, allegedly requesting a facilitation fee of $2.1 million.
They further alleged that $2 million of the amount was intended for his father, the FCT minister, while $100,000 was purportedly for Jordan.
The claimants alleged that the money was delivered on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was said to have been accompanied by one Onor Sandy.
Jordan, however, denied the allegations and maintained that he had no dealings with the claimants concerning the land transaction.
The court adjourned the case until December 1, 2026, for continuation of trial.
