The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, on Tuesday ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to produce his American passport in court as the trial of a $2.1 million fraud suit against him resumed.
Justice Sylvanus Oriji issued the order following an application by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, during the defendant’s defence.
The suit, marked CV/008/2026, was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited against Jordan over allegations arising from a disputed Abuja land transaction involving $2.1 million.
The claimants alleged that they met Jordan in London, where they developed a relationship before meeting again in Abuja about three months later.
According to the claimants, they approached Jordan for assistance in facilitating the acquisition of land in the Federal Capital Territory.
They alleged that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 30 hectares of land at Katampe and another 30 hectares at Guzape.
The claimants further alleged that Jordan told them the facilitation fee was $2.1 million, with $2 million allegedly meant for his father, the FCT Minister, while $100,000 was allegedly his personal fee.
They claimed that the money was delivered in cash on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was accompanied by one Onor Sandy.
The claimants alleged that after receiving the money, Jordan neither delivered the land nor refunded the $2.1 million and subsequently went incommunicado.
Jordan, however, denied the allegations.
At Tuesday’s proceedings, he adopted his statement on oath and maintained that he did not know the claimants and had never met them as alleged.
He was represented by a legal team led by Dr. Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN, alongside M.A. Ebute, SAN, and George Ibrahim, SAN.
During cross-examination by Dantani, Jordan denied knowledge of the allegations put to him.
Dantani subsequently applied for an order directing Jordan to write his full name on a plain sheet of paper five times and append his signature five times.
The defence did not oppose the application, and Justice Oriji granted it.
When asked where he was on September 26, 2025, Jordan told the court that he was not in Nigeria on that date.
He said he travelled using his American passport and stated that he could produce it if required.
Following the response, Dantani applied for the passport to be produced in court.
Justice Oriji granted the application and ordered Jordan to produce his American passport.
The court adjourned the matter until Wednesday for continuation of the trial.
The dispute is also connected to a joint venture agreement dated October 17, 2025 involving the claimants, Jordan and two companies, Apostle Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.
According to the 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 allegedly expected to contribute $4.2 million, or its naira equivalent of N6.3 billion, to the joint venture, while Jordan was to provide the plots of land.
The claimants alleged that Jordan pressured them to provide cash and insisted on payment in dollars.
They said they paid $2.1 million in cash on October 17, 2025 at House No. 25, 21 Road, Gwarimpa, Abuja.
According to the claimants, Jordan signed an acknowledgment of receipt containing his National Identification Number, telephone number and passport number.
The claimants alleged that they later discovered that the plots did not belong to Jordan and that another company was mobilising to commence construction on the properties.
They said they subsequently demanded a refund of the money on October 31, 2025.
Jordan disputed the account and said the claimants’ version of events had changed.
In his Notice of Intention to Defend and supporting affidavit, he said a letter allegedly written by the first claimant to the FCT Minister and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 24, 2025 claimed that the claimant had approached him earlier in the year and paid him $2.1 million on September 26, 2025.
Jordan said that account was false because he was on a British Airways flight from Abuja to London at about 7:56am on September 26, 2025.
He further alleged that the claimants subsequently changed their account to state that the transaction occurred in October 2025 in Harriot, London.
Jordan denied receiving the $2.1 million or signing the alleged acknowledgment of receipt.
He also described the signature on the document as forged.
According to him, the passport number contained on the alleged acknowledgment was A5057****, whereas his current passport number is B5031****. He said the passport bearing the former number expired in 2022.
Jordan described the allegations as a calculated attempt to blackmail his father, a public figure, and extort money.
The claimants also made allegations concerning an alleged intervention by the FCT Minister.
According to their Statement of Claim, the first claimant met Wike on December 24, 2025 to seek assistance in recovering the alleged $2.1 million.
The claimants alleged that the minister cursed and abused the first claimant, called him a liar and a thief, and ordered an aide dressed in police uniform to take him away and hand him over to the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, for investigation as a suspect who had allegedly falsely accused his son.
They further alleged that the first claimant was treated as a suspect, made an extra-judicial statement and was eventually released on bail.
The claimants alleged that Jordan was never invited or appeared at the FCT Police Command in connection with the complaint.
The defendant has denied the allegations contained in the claimants’ case.
A Certified True Copy of a police investigation report attached to the defendant’s court filings also forms part of his defence.
According to the report, the FCT Police Command investigated the matter and gave the first claimant an opportunity to produce evidence supporting his allegation that he had paid the $2.1 million.
The report stated that the claimant had not produced evidence considered sufficient by the police to establish the alleged payment.
It further stated that, in view of what it described as the claimant’s reluctance to submit facts of evidential value, he would be arraigned for alleged defamation of character, giving false information to mislead a public servant and attempted extortion.
The allegations in the suit remain contested, with Jordan denying the claims and the claimants maintaining their case before the court.
The defendant is represented by Dr. Ogwu J. Onoja, SAN, M.A. Ebute, SAN, and George Ibrahim, SAN, among others.
The claimants are represented by H.U. Muhammed, Esq., of I.G. Waru & Co., with an address for service within jurisdiction at Abdulaziz Ibrahim SAN & Co., Asokoro, Abuja.
The court adjourned until Wednesday for continuation of the trial, with Jordan ordered to produce his American passport.