From Godwin Tsa, Abuja
Two firms have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged role of Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a disputed $2.1 million land transaction.
The petitioners, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, accuse him of fraud, obtaining by false pretences, criminal misappropriation and conversion.
Their counsel, Ibrahim Waru, told journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that the EFCC had acknowledged receipt of the petition but had yet to act on it. He said the civil aspect of the dispute is already pending before the High Court of the FCT, while the petition was filed so the EFCC could investigate the alleged criminal elements.
Jordan had in his testimony before the court, said his signature on the said land document tendered before it was forged and that he has no link with the claimants.
He told Justice Oriji that he was out of the country around September 26, 2025, the date the claimants say he received the money.
Speaking under cross-examination by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, Jordan said: “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.’
According to the petition, a copy of which was sighted by Vanguard, the claimants’ representative met Jordan in London, where the two developed a rapport.
After returning to Nigeria, Jordan allegedly promised to facilitate the acquisition of land in the FCT, claiming he routinely did so and had his father’s knowledge and approval.
The petition said that, to bolster those claims, he placed a telephone call to his father in the claimant’s presence. He then allegedly assured the claimant that he could secure 30 hectares in Katampe and 30 hectares in Guzape.
It alleged that Jordan demanded and received $2 million as the fee he would deliver to his father to facilitate the allocation, and a further $100,000 as his personal facilitation fee.
The sums were allegedly paid in cash in the presence of two witnesses, Adamu Sani and Aliyu Sarki. Jordan was said to have been accompanied by one Onor Sandy, whom he introduced as a friend and associate.
The petition said he promised to deliver the allocations within a month but failed to do so and became incommunicado. The UK phone number he supplied is no longer reachable, it added, and efforts to reach him, including through people known to the minister, failed.
The petitioners cited Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act. They asked the EFCC to commence an immediate investigation, arrest and interrogate Jordan, and prosecute him if criminal liability is established.
They said they were ready to provide witnesses and further information, and attached an acknowledgment of payment allegedly signed by him.
Waru said the proof of evidence also included correspondence and WhatsApp exchanges, which he said showed the money was handed over at a house in Gwarinpa, Abuja, in the presence of two witnesses.
Meanwhile, Justice Silvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court has fixed December 1 for continuation of the civil suit, marked CV/008/2026, which the claimants filed against Jordan.
Jordan has denied the allegation. He told the court he was not in the country on the date the claimants said they handed over the money, and tendered his international passport in support.
He said he travelled out of Nigeria on his American passport within the period the claimants said they met him in Abuja.
Although the case was adjourned for continuation of hearing, the claimants have petitioned the Chief Judge of the court to remove Justice Oriji from the matter, citing his alleged relationship with the family of the FCT Minister.
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