A businessman, Safwan Garba, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alleging that Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, collected $2.1 million over promises to facilitate land allocations in Abuja.
In the petition dated December 11, 2025, the claimants alleged that Jordan claimed to have his father’s knowledge and approval to secure 60 hectares of land in Katampe and Guzape, two areas in the FCT.
The allegations are contained in a petition signed by the claimants’ lawyer, Hamza Dantani, who asked the EFCC to investigate the alleged transaction and prosecute Jordan if criminal liability is established.
Jordan has denied the allegations, telling the court that he was outside Nigeria on the date the claimants alleged they paid him.
How the alleged $2.1m land deal unfolded
According to the petition, Garba met Jordan in London, where they developed a relationship before meeting again in Nigeria about three months before the petition was filed.
The petition alleged that Jordan offered to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land each in Katampe and Guzape, claiming he routinely helped secure land allocations and had his father’s backing.
To reinforce the claim, Jordan allegedly called his father in Garba’s presence to inform him of the proposed transaction.
The petition further alleged that Jordan demanded $2 million as a fee he would deliver to the FCT minister to facilitate the allocations, alongside another $100,000 as his personal facilitation fee.
The claimants alleged that both payments, totalling $2.1 million, were made in cash on October 17, 2025, at Jordan’s insistence.
The petition identified Adamu Sani and Aliyu Sarki as witnesses to the alleged payment. It also named Onor Sandy, whom Jordan reportedly introduced as his friend and associate.
Claimants allege failure to deliver land
The petition alleged that Jordan promised to deliver the land allocations within one month but failed to fulfil the agreement after receiving the money.
According to the claimants, he subsequently became unreachable, while the UK telephone number he had provided stopped working.
The petition also alleged that attempts to contact him through people known to the FCT minister were unsuccessful.
The claimants accused Jordan of obtaining money by false pretences, fraud, criminal misappropriation and conversion of the $2.1 million.
They asked the EFCC to launch an immediate investigation, arrest and interrogate Jordan, and initiate prosecution if the investigation establishes criminal liability.
The petitioners also stated that they were willing to provide witnesses and other information that could assist the investigation. They reportedly attached an acknowledgement of payment signed by Jordan.
EFCC acknowledges petition, lawyer says
Addressing journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, Ibrahim Waru, counsel to the claimants, said the EFCC had acknowledged receipt of the petition but had yet to take action.
Waru said the petition sought an investigation into the alleged criminal aspects of the dispute, separate from the civil proceedings already pending before the FCT High Court.
Jordan denies allegations in court
Jordan has denied the allegations, telling the court that he was not in Nigeria on October 17, 2025, the date the claimants said they paid him.
He reportedly tendered his international passport in support of his position, maintaining that he travelled outside Nigeria using his American passport during the period in question.
Meanwhile, Justice Silvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court has fixed December 1 for the continuation of hearing in the civil suit, marked CV/008/2026, filed by the claimants against Jordan.
The claimants have also petitioned the chief judge of the FCT High Court, seeking Oriji’s removal from the case over an alleged relationship with the minister’s family.
The allegations remain disputed, and no finding of criminal liability against Jordan is established by the claims presented in the petition.
