An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama has adjourned further hearing in the alleged $2.1 million land transaction involving Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike.
Justice Silvanus Oriji adjourned the case until December 1, with additional hearing dates fixed for December 2 and 14.
The case, marked CV/008/2026, was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan over an alleged land transaction in Abuja.
During the resumed proceedings, the court admitted Jordan’s international passport into evidence after he maintained that he was outside Nigeria on the date the claimants alleged they handed him $2.1 million.
Claimants’ Account of the Alleged Deal
The claimants told the court that they approached Jordan for assistance in acquiring land for development in Abuja.
They alleged that he agreed to help facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares in Katampe and another 30 hectares in Guzape.
According to their account, their relationship with Jordan began after an initial meeting in London, followed by another meeting in Abuja about three months later.
The claimants alleged that Jordan subsequently demanded $2.1 million as facilitation fees.
They claimed that $2 million was allegedly intended for his father, while the remaining $100,000 was described as Jordan’s personal fee.
The claimants further alleged that the money was handed over on September 26, 2025, in Abuja.
They said Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani were present during the alleged payment, while Jordan was accompanied by Onor Sandy.
According to the claimants, Jordan neither facilitated the acquisition of the proposed land nor refunded the money after receiving it.
They also alleged that he subsequently became difficult to reach.
Jordan Denies Allegations
Jordan, however, has denied the allegations and maintained that he had no such transaction or interaction with the claimants.
Represented by a legal team led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Ogwu Onoja, Jordan adopted his statement on oath denying the claims.
During cross-examination by the claimants’ lawyer, Ibrahim G. Waru, Jordan said he was not in Nigeria on September 26, 2025, the date the claimants alleged the money was handed to him in Abuja.
He told the court that he had travelled outside Nigeria using his American passport.
The claimants subsequently asked the court to compel him to produce the passport as part of their effort to establish where he was on the date of the alleged payment.
Jordan complied with the order and produced the document.
The court admitted the passport in evidence, made a copy for the record and returned the original to Jordan.
Justice Oriji, however, directed his defence counsel to ensure that the original passport is produced again whenever the court requires it during the proceedings.
Court Also Examines Jordan’s Signature
Earlier in the proceedings, the claimants’ lawyer obtained the court’s permission for Jordan to write his full name and signature five times each on plain sheets of paper.
The exercise forms part of the evidence being presented in the ongoing dispute over the alleged transaction and documents connected to it.
The case remains unresolved, with the court yet to determine whether the alleged payment was made or whether the parties are entitled to the reliefs being sought.
Justice Oriji adjourned further hearing to December 1, 2 and 14, 2026.
