Jordan Wike, son of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has denied allegation that he collected $2.1 million from Safwan Garba, a businessman, for a real estate business deal in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Jordan appeared before Sylvanus Oriji, the presiding judge
at the FCT high court, on Wednesday as proceedings continued in the suit over
the alleged business deal.
THE SUIT
The suit was filed by Garba, the first claimant, and his
company, GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited (second claimant), after a
failed real estate venture. Jordan is the sole defendant in the case.
According to court documents seen by TheCable, Garba said
Jordan introduced him to a real estate business on September 26, 2025.
The first claimant said he and the minister’s son later
entered a joint venture agreement to build houses for sale in Abuja.
According to Garba, they mutually agreed that Jordan would
provide 1.7 hectares of land in Guzape Extension and another 1.5 hectares in
Katampe New Extension, while he would contribute the $4.2 million required to
construct the houses.
The claimant said they agreed that the proceeds would be
shared on a 60:40 basis, with 60 percent going to him and the remaining 40
percent to Jordan.
Garba said Apostle Associate Limited in Kano state prepared
the contract agreement on his behalf, while Jordan presented Creekstone General
Contractor Limited to execute the project.
The first claimant alleged that before he could inspect the
hectares of land, Jordan began pressuring him to pay half of the $4.2 million
financial commitment.
Garba claimed that after intense pressure from Wike’s son,
he asked Jordan to provide his account details for the payment.
The first claimant claimed that Jordan insisted that the
money should be paid in cash and US currency to speed up the project.
Garba alleged that on October 17, 2025, Jordan received $2.1
million in cash at a residence in Gwarinpa, in the presence of Salisu Aliyu
Hassan and Aliyu Sarki.
The first claimant claimed Jordan signed an acknowledgement
form for the funds received and presented a copy of his national identity
number (NIN) slip.
Garba said after several weeks, there was no sign of
construction on the land allegedly provided by the defendant.
The first claimant claimed that during his second visit to
the land, he discovered that another company, which has no connection with
Jordan, had started construction on it.
Garba said when he challenged Jordan over the development,
he “could not offer any meaningful explanation other than baseless and unended
denials”.
The first claimant claimed that all efforts to engage Wike’s
son proved abortive, adding that Jordan refused to respond to his calls.
In a bid to recover his money, Garba said he approached the
FCT minister to intervene over Jordan’s actions.
The first claimant said he met Wike on December 24, 2025,
and that the FCT minister allegedly called him “a liar and a thief” over the
incident.
He claimed that Wike handed him over to the police.
The first claimant asked the court to order the refund of
the $2.1 million allegedly paid to Jordan for the business venture.
Garba sought N100 million damages against Jordan for
allegedly subjecting him to “unnecessary trauma and psychological imbalances”.
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS
According to Premium Times, Jordan presented his American
passport during Wednesday’s proceedings in compliance with the court’s order.
On Monday, the presiding judge ordered Wike’s son to present
his American passport after he had told the court that he was not in Nigeria on
September 26, 2025.
The passport received little attention during the
proceedings.
Ogwu Onoja, counsel to Jordan, requested that the original
copy of the passport with a photocopy be replaced with a photocopy to be kept
in the court’s custody.
The judge granted the request and directed that the original
passport be presented if needed by the court.
During further cross-examination on Wednesday, Ibrahim Waru,
counsel to the claimant, showed Wike’s son a printout of a voice note
transcription dated October 17, 2025.
Asked if there was any discussion relating to money in the
document, Jordan said, “Yes, that is what appears here”.
Responding to further questions, Wike’s son said he did not
have a physical meeting with Garba on 26 September 2025.
When shown the contract agreement and the signature of one
Onor Sandy, who purportedly acted as his witness, Jordan said, “I don’t know
him. I didn’t collect or sign any document”.
The defendant, who has repeatedly denied collecting $2.1
million, said his signature on the contract document was forged.
Asked if he reported the alleged forgery to the police,
Wike’s son responded in the negative.
Jordan’s counsel asked the court for time to enable him
subpoena witnesses for the case.
The judge adjourned the case to December 1, 2026.
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