Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been named in a petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged $2.1 million land transaction in Abuja, with the complainants demanding an investigation into claims of fraud and misappropriation.
The development emerged on Monday, October 19, 2026, when counsel to the complainants, Ibrahim Waru, addressed journalists in Abuja concerning the disputed transaction, which is also the subject of an ongoing civil suit before the FCT High Court.
The complainants, businessman Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, alleged that Jordan received $2.1 million in connection with a proposed property development arrangement involving land in Katampe and Guzape, two districts within the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the petition, the businessman initially met Jordan in London, where they developed a relationship before subsequently discussing opportunities to acquire land in Abuja.
The complainants alleged that Jordan represented himself as someone capable of facilitating land allocations within the FCT and claimed to have the knowledge and approval of his father, who oversees the territory's administration.
They further alleged that Jordan promised to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land in Katampe and another 30 hectares in Guzape.
The petition claimed that Jordan requested $2 million, allegedly intended for the FCT minister to facilitate the allocations, alongside an additional $100,000 described as his personal facilitation fee.
These claims remain allegations made by the complainants. No court has established that the minister authorised the proposed transaction, received any payment or participated in the alleged arrangement.
According to the petitioners, the money was handed over in cash at a residence in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on September 26, 2025, in the presence of witnesses.
They identified two alleged witnesses as Adamu Sani and Aliyu Sarki, while also claiming that Jordan was accompanied by an associate identified as Onor Sandy.
The complainants maintained that Jordan promised to complete the proposed land allocations within one month but allegedly failed to fulfil the arrangement.
They further claimed that subsequent attempts to contact him and recover the money were unsuccessful.
In their petition to the EFCC, the complainants requested an investigation into alleged fraud, obtaining money by false pretences, criminal misappropriation and conversion.
They also asked the commission to interrogate Jordan and consider prosecution if an investigation established sufficient evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Waru said the EFCC had acknowledged receiving the petition but that his clients remained dissatisfied with the progress of the matter.
He explained that the civil proceedings were intended to recover the disputed funds, while the petition sought an examination of possible criminal offences arising from the transaction.
Correspondence, WhatsApp messages and an acknowledgment of payment allegedly bearing Jordan's signature were among the materials the complainants said they had provided in support of their allegations.
However, Jordan has categorically denied receiving the money or entering into the transaction as described by the complainants.
During earlier proceedings before the FCT High Court, he disputed the authenticity of the documents presented against him, maintaining that his signature on the alleged agreement had been forged.
“I did not receive any money from anybody. I did not sign any document for land deal,” Jordan told the court during cross-examination, according to reports of the proceedings.
He also challenged the complainants' account of the alleged cash payment, insisting that he was outside Nigeria at the time they claimed the transaction occurred.
Jordan told the court that he had travelled abroad using his American passport and tendered travel documentation in support of his position.
His defence directly contradicts the complainants' account that the money was delivered to him in Abuja on September 26, 2025.
The competing claims have made the authenticity of the transaction documents, the alleged payment and Jordan's whereabouts central issues in the ongoing proceedings.
The civil case, marked CV/008/2026, is before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
The complainants are seeking the recovery of the disputed $2.1 million, alongside ₦100 million in damages and other reliefs.
The court has adjourned proceedings until December 1, 2026, for continuation of the hearing.
In a separate development, the complainants have requested the reassignment of the case to another judge, citing concerns about the appearance of impartiality.
In correspondence addressed to the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, their legal representatives referred to alleged community and family connections between the presiding judge and Jordan.
The lawyers clarified that their request was not an accusation of actual bias or professional misconduct against Justice Oriji but was intended to address concerns about public confidence in the proceedings.
There has been no judicial finding establishing bias on the part of the judge.
The dispute has also attracted attention from civil society organisations calling for an independent assessment of the allegations by anti-corruption authorities.
Those calls have focused on the need for an impartial investigation and equal application of the law, irrespective of the political or family connections of individuals named in complaints.
However, the submission of an EFCC petition does not establish criminal liability, and there has been no verified announcement that Jordan has been charged or convicted in connection with the disputed transaction.
The EFCC's receipt of the complaint is also distinct from a determination that the allegations are supported by sufficient evidence.
For now, the matter remains a contested financial dispute involving allegations of an unfulfilled land arrangement, disputed payment documents and contradictory accounts of the defendant's whereabouts.
The FCT High Court is expected to continue examining the evidence when proceedings resume in December, while the status and outcome of any EFCC investigation remain to be officially clarified.
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