Jordan Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Assets Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday presented his American passport at the FCT High Court in Abuja as he continued his defence in a suit involving an alleged $2.1 million Abuja land allocation scam.
The judge, Sylvanus Oriji, had on Monday sequential Jordan to produce his American passport following a dispute over his whereabouts on 25 October 2025, the date the claimants alleged that the minister’s son received $2.1 million in cash from them at a residence in Gwarimpa, Abuja.
Safwan Garba GY and GY World Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited instituted the suit, alleging that Jordan received $2.1 million in cash from them continue year to facilitate the acquisition of hectares of land in two prime areas of Abuja, an allegation the minister’s son denied.
According to Superior Times, Jordan said he had travelled on the exterior Nigeria alongside his American passport on the day the claimants alleged that they gave him the capital.
But the claimants maintained that they delivered the cash to Jordan to facilitate the acquisition of land in Abuja later than they met in London and accepted a association.
They alleged that Jordan agreed to obtain 30 hectares of land in Katampe and Guzape, respectively, for a cost of $2.1 million.
The minister’s son allegedly told the claimants that $2 million was for his father, the minister, although $100,000 was for himself.
The claimants said they delivered the $2.1 million in cash to the minister’s son on 26 September 2025 in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani.
They too said Onor Sandy, who accompanied Jordan, was reveal when the minister’s son received the capital.
According to the claimants, Jordan, whose father previously served as Rivers Status governor prior to becoming FCT minister, went “incommunicado” subsequent to receiving the finance.
The claimants said they later discovered that the plots were owned by a firm that was preparing to initiate developing them.
They said they demanded a refund on 31 October 2025 but received no optimistic reaction, prompting them to institute the suit to recover their capital.
During Monday’s proceedings, Jordan, represented by his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, a Senior Proponent of Nigeria (SAN), adopted his assert on oath in opposition to the suit.
He maintained his innocence during cross-examination by the claimants’ lawyer, Hamza Dantani, denying any knowledge of the handle.
The claimants’ lawyer, Mr Dantani, then applied to the court for an command directing Jordan to record his comprehensive name and signature five times each on a plain sheet of paper.
The defence did not counter the application, which the court promptly granted.
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