The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Makama, on Tuesday ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to produce his American passport as proceedings continued in a $2.1 million civil suit filed against him.

Justice Sylvanus Oriji gave the order following an application by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, during Jordan’s cross-examination.

In the suit, marked CV/008/2026, the claimants, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, alleged that they met Jordan in London, where they developed a relationship.

 

They said they met again in Abuja about three months later and approached him for assistance in facilitating the acquisition of land in the FCT.

The claimants alleged that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land each in Katampe and Guzape. They further alleged that he told them the facilitation fee was $2.1 million, comprising $2 million for his father, the FCT Minister, and $100,000 as his personal fee.

According to the claimants, the money was delivered on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was accompanied by one Onor Sandy.

They alleged that after receiving the money, Jordan neither delivered the land nor refunded the funds and subsequently became unreachable.

At Tuesday’s proceedings, Jordan, represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ogwu Onoja, adopted his statement on oath and denied the allegations.

During cross-examination by Dantani, Jordan denied knowledge of the transactions being referred to by the counsel.

Dantani subsequently applied for Jordan to write his full name and signature five times each on a plain sheet of paper. The court granted the application, which was not opposed by the defence.

When asked where he was on September 26, 2025, Jordan said he was not in Nigeria.

Asked which passport he used to travel, he said his American passport and added that he could produce it if required.

Dantani then applied for the passport to be produced in court, prompting Justice Oriji to order Jordan to produce it.

The court adjourned the matter until Wednesday for continuation of proceedings.

The suit followed an alleged joint venture agreement dated October 17, 2025, between the claimants, the defendant and two companies, Apostle Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.

According to the claimants’ Statement of Claim, the agreement was for the construction of 24 units of six-bedroom fully detached duplexes on 1.7 hectares of land at Guzape New Extension and 1.5 hectares at Katampe New Extension.

The claimants were expected to contribute $4.2 million, or its naira equivalent of N6.3 billion, to the joint venture, while the defendant was to provide the plots of land.

The claimants alleged that the defendant pressured them to provide cash and insisted on receiving dollars. They said they subsequently paid $2.1 million in cash on October 17, 2025, at House No. 25, 21 Road, Gwarimpa, Abuja.

They alleged that the defendant signed an acknowledgment of receipt containing his National Identification Number, phone number and passport number.

The claimants further alleged that they later discovered that the plots did not belong to the defendant and that another company was mobilising to commence construction on the properties. They said they demanded a refund on October 31, 2025.

In their Statement of Claim, the claimants also alleged that when the first claimant met the FCT Minister on December 24, 2025, to seek assistance in recovering the money, the minister allegedly cursed and abused him, calling him a liar and a thief.

They further alleged that the minister ordered an aide in police uniform to take the first claimant away and hand him over to the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, for investigation over allegations that he had falsely accused his son.

The claimants alleged that the first claimant was treated as a suspect, made an extra-judicial statement and was subsequently released on bail. They further alleged that Jordan was never invited or appeared at the FCT Police Command.

However, Jordan, in his Notice of Intention to Defend and supporting affidavit, denied all the allegations.

He said he did not know the claimants and had never met them in Harriot, London, or Nigeria.

Jordan also alleged that the claimants had changed their account of events. According to him, a letter addressed to his father and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 24, 2025 stated that the first claimant had approached him earlier in the year and given him $2.1 million on September 26, 2025.

He said that on September 26, he was on a British Airways flight from Abuja to London at 7:56am.

He further alleged that the claimants later changed their account, claiming that the transaction took place in October 2025 in Harriot, London.

Jordan denied receiving $2.1 million or signing any acknowledgment of payment. He said the signature on the alleged acknowledgment was forged and that his current passport number was B5031****, not A5057****, which he said expired in 2022.

He described the allegations as an alleged attempt to blackmail his father, a public figure, and extort money.

A Certified True Copy of a Police Investigation Report attached to Jordan’s filings stated that the matter was investigated by the FCT Police Command.

According to the report, the first claimant was given sufficient opportunity to produce evidence showing that he had given the money but had allegedly failed to do so.

The report concluded that, based on what it described as the claimant’s reluctance to provide facts of evidential value, he would be arraigned for alleged defamation of character, giving false information to mislead a public servant and attempted extortion.