Two companies have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that Jordan Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, collected $2.1 million to facilitate the allocation of land in Abuja.
The petitioners, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, accused Jordan of fraud, obtaining money under false pretences, criminal misappropriation and conversion.
They are seeking an investigation into the alleged transaction, which they claim involved payments for land allocations in Katampe and Guzape districts of the FCT.
The allegations have also become the subject of a civil dispute before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, where Jordan is facing a suit filed by the claimants.
He has denied the allegations and challenged the account of events presented by the petitioners.
The companies submitted their petition through their lawyers, arguing that the alleged criminal aspects of the transaction required the intervention of the anti-graft agency.
Their counsel, Ibrahim Waru, expressed concern that the EFCC had acknowledged receiving the complaint but had yet to take the action his clients expected.
Waru spoke with journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he explained that the petition was separate from the civil proceedings already before the FCT High Court.
According to him, the purpose was to have the commission investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged payment and determine whether any criminal offence had been committed.
He said the petition was supported by evidence, including correspondence and WhatsApp conversations, which the claimants believe could help investigators establish what happened between the parties.
According to the petition, the transaction allegedly followed a meeting between Safwan Garba GY and Jordan in London, where the two reportedly developed a relationship.
The petitioners claimed that after Jordan returned to Nigeria, he offered to assist in securing land within the FCT.
The lawyers alleged that Jordan represented himself as someone who could facilitate land allocations and claimed to have the knowledge and approval of his father, who serves as the FCT Minister.
The petition further alleged that Jordan placed a telephone call to his father in the presence of the prospective beneficiary to reinforce the impression that the proposed arrangement had official backing.
The petition, a copy of which was reportedly sighted by Vanguard, stated: “Our client met Jordan Nyesom-Wike in London, following which the two developed a rapport.
“Upon returning to Nigeria about three months ago, Jordan met with our client. He promised to facilitate the acquisition of land within the FCT, based on his prior representations that he routinely provided such facilitation and that he had his father’s knowledge and approval, as the Honourable Minister of the FCT.”
The claimants alleged that Jordan offered to facilitate the allocation of 30 hectares of land in Katampe and another 30 hectares in Guzape, two areas within Abuja that have attracted significant interest in property development.
According to the petition, the alleged agreement involved a payment of $2 million, which Jordan was said to have described as money intended for delivery to the FCT Minister to facilitate the allocation process.
The petitioners further alleged that an additional $100,000 was paid to Jordan as his personal facilitation fee.
The companies maintained that the total amount involved was $2.1 million and that the payments were made in cash at Jordan’s insistence.
The petition named Adamu Sani and Aliyu Sarki as witnesses who were allegedly present when the money was handed over on September 26, 2025, at a residence in Gwarinpa, Abuja.
It also mentioned a man identified as Onor Sandy, whom Jordan allegedly introduced as his friend and associate.
The lawyers claimed that Jordan promised to complete the land allocation process within one month.
However, they alleged that he failed to fulfil the agreement after receiving the money and subsequently became difficult to reach.
The petitioners further claimed that the United Kingdom telephone number allegedly provided by Jordan was no longer reachable.
They said attempts to contact him through people familiar with the FCT Minister had also failed.
In outlining the grounds for their complaint, the petitioners alleged that the circumstances could amount to offences under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, alongside criminal misappropriation and conversion.
The petition stated: “Based on the foregoing, our client reasonably believes that Jordan Nyesom-Wike has committed offences, including but not limited to: Obtaining by False Pretence contrary to Section 1(1) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act; Fraud; Criminal Misappropriation; and Criminal Conversion of the sum of $2.1million entrusted to him.”
The allegations remain claims made by the petitioners and have not been established by a criminal court.
The EFCC’s receipt of the petition, as described by the claimants’ lawyer, does not in itself establish that the allegations are true or that the commission has reached any conclusion on the matter.
Recall that Politics Nigeria had earlier reported that Jordan faced a fresh development in the $2.1 million land dispute after the claimants’ lawyer sought the transfer of the case to another judge.
The request followed concerns raised by the legal team over the handling of the proceedings.
