Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has denied involvement in an alleged $2.1 million Abuja land transaction, telling an FCT High Court that the signature attributed to him on a disputed document was forged.
Jordan, a lawyer, made the disclosure on Wednesday while being cross-examined by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, before Justice Silvanus Oriji at the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja.
The suit, marked CV/008/2026, was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited. The claimants allege that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land each in Katampe and Guzape and demanded $2.1 million for the transaction.
They further alleged that $2 million of the amount was intended for his father, while $100,000 represented Jordan’s personal facilitation fee. They claimed the money was paid in cash in September 2025 in the presence of three other individuals.
Jordan, however, denied receiving any money from the claimants and said he had no business relationship with them. He also denied knowing a person identified by the claimants as Onor Sandy, whom they alleged accompanied him during the 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,” Jordan told the court.
He also maintained that he was outside Nigeria around the time the alleged payment was made. The issue of his whereabouts had prompted the court to order him to produce his American passport.
Jordan presented the passport during Wednesday’s proceedings, following the earlier order by Justice Oriji. The court had also granted an application for him to write his name and signature five times each to assist with examination of the disputed signature.
The defence has challenged the claimants’ account of the transaction and maintained that the allegations against Jordan are unfounded. Jordan has also argued that the passport number appearing on the disputed document was not his current passport number.
The claimants, however, maintain that they paid the $2.1 million after engaging Jordan to facilitate the proposed land acquisition and that the transaction was not completed and the money was not refunded.
The court has not yet made a determination on the disputed signature, the alleged payment or the wider allegations contained in the suit.
Justice Oriji adjourned the case until December 1, 2 and 14, 2026, for continuation of the trial.
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