Son of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jordan Wike has denied allegation that he collected $2.1 million from Safwan Garba, a businessman, for a real estate business deal in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Jordan appeared before Sylvanus Oriji, the presiding judge at the FCT high court, on Wednesday as proceedings continued in the suit over the alleged business deal.
The suit was filed by Garba, the first claimant, and his company, GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited (second claimant), after a failed real estate venture. Jordan is the sole defendant in the case.
According to court documents seen by TheCable, Garba said Jordan introduced him to a real estate business on September 26, 2025.
The first claimant said he and the minister’s son later entered a joint venture agreement to build houses for sale in Abuja.
According to Garba, they mutually agreed that Jordan would provide 1.7 hectares of land in Guzape Extension and another 1.5 hectares in Katampe New Extension, while he would contribute the $4.2 million required to construct the houses.
The claimant said they agreed that the proceeds would be shared on a 60:40 basis, with 60 percent going to him and the remaining 40 percent to Jordan.
Garba said Apostle Associate Limited in Kano state prepared the contract agreement on his behalf, while Jordan presented Creekstone General Contractor Limited to execute the project.
The first claimant alleged that before he could inspect the hectares of land, Jordan began pressuring him to pay half of the $4.2 million financial commitment.
Garba claimed that after intense pressure from Wike’s son, he asked Jordan to provide his account details for the payment.
The first claimant claimed that Jordan insisted that the money should be paid in cash and US currency to speed up the project.
Garba alleged that on October 17, 2025, Jordan received $2.1 million in cash at a residence in Gwarinpa, in the presence of Salisu Aliyu Hassan and Aliyu Sarki.
The first claimant claimed Jordan signed an acknowledgement form for the funds received and presented a copy of his national identity number (NIN) slip.
Garba said after several weeks, there was no sign of construction on the land allegedly provided by the defendant.
The first claimant claimed that during his second visit to the land, he discovered that another company, which has no connection with Jordan, had started construction on it.
Garba said when he challenged Jordan over the development, he “could not offer any meaningful explanation other than baseless and unended denials”.
The first claimant claimed that all efforts to engage Wike’s son proved abortive, adding that Jordan refused to respond to his calls.
In a bid to recover his money, Garba said he approached the FCT minister to intervene over Jordan’s actions.
The first claimant said he met Wike on December 24, 2025, and that the FCT minister allegedly called him “a liar and a thief” over the incident.
He claimed that Wike handed him over to the police.
The first claimant asked the court to order the refund of the $2.1 million allegedly paid to Jordan for the business venture.
Garba sought N100 million damages against Jordan for allegedly subjecting him to “unnecessary trauma and psychological imbalances”.
According to Premium Times, Jordan presented his American passport during Wednesday’s proceedings in compliance with the court’s order.
On Monday, the presiding judge ordered Wike’s son to present his American passport after he had told the court that he was not in Nigeria on September 26, 2025.
Ogwu Onoja, counsel to Jordan, requested that the original copy of the passport with a photocopy be replaced with a photocopy to be kept in the court’s custody.
The judge granted the request and directed that the original passport be presented if needed by the court.
During further cross-examination on Wednesday, Ibrahim Waru, counsel to the claimant, showed Wike’s son a printout of a voice note transcription dated October 17, 2025.
Asked if there was any discussion relating to money in the document, Jordan said, “Yes, that is what appears here”.
Responding to further questions, Wike’s son said he did not have a physical meeting with Garba on 26 September 2025.
When shown the contract agreement and the signature of one Onor Sandy, who purportedly acted as his witness, Jordan said, “I don’t know him. I didn’t collect or sign any document”.
The defendant, who has repeatedly denied collecting $2.1 million, said his signature on the contract document was forged.
Asked if he reported the alleged forgery to the police, Wike’s son responded in the negative.
Jordan’s counsel asked the court for time to enable him subpoena witnesses for the case.
The judge adjourned the case to December 1, 2026.