Human rights activist and Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, has petitioned the Attorney General of Florida in the United States, seeking the forfeiture of properties allegedly acquired by Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The petition, filed through his solicitors, Deji Adeyanju & Partners, accuses Wike and his spouse, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom-Wike of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, of secretly purchasing multimillion-dollar lakeside homes in Winter Springs, Florida, and later transferring them to their children.
According to the legal filing, the properties, valued at over six million dollars, were purchased in cash through quitclaim deeds between July 2021 and September 2023. The transactions, Sowore alleged, raise concerns of money laundering and concealment of illicit wealth. The petition further claims that the acquisitions were not declared to Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau, a breach of constitutional requirements for public officers, and links the deals to a broader pattern of corruption, including alleged questionable land allocations in Abuja.
In the petition, Sowore’s lawyers urged the State of Florida to forfeit the properties under the Money Laundering Act and Contraband Forfeiture Act, prosecute all individuals involved, and impose a visa ban on Wike. They argued that the action was in line with Sowore’s long-standing campaign for transparency and accountability in governance.
The Florida Attorney General’s office has not yet issued an official response to the petition, but the development has further intensified the controversy surrounding Wike’s political and financial dealings, coming at a time when scrutiny of public officials’ assets abroad is mounting.
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