Wike’s Son Jordan Faces Fresh Court Twist as Judge Orders American Passport Produced

A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama has ordered Jordan Ezenwo Nyesom-Wike, son of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, to produce his American passport in court as hearing continued in a $2.1 million Abuja land dispute.

Justice Sylvanus Oriji issued the order on Tuesday following an application by counsel to the claimants, Hamza Dantani, during cross-examination of Jordan in the suit marked CV/008/2026.

The case was filed by Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, who allege that Jordan agreed to facilitate the acquisition of 60 hectares of land in Abuja—30 hectares each in Katampe and Guzape.

According to the claimants, they first met Jordan in London and later met him in Abuja, where they allegedly sought his assistance in securing the properties.

They allege that Jordan demanded $2.1 million as a facilitation fee, with $2 million allegedly intended for his father and $100,000 for himself.

The claimants further allege that the money was handed over on September 26, 2025, in the presence of Adamu Sani, Aliyu Sarki and Sai Wani, while Jordan was accompanied by Onor Sandy.

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They claim that after receiving the money, Jordan failed to facilitate the land acquisition or refund the funds and subsequently became unreachable.

Jordan has denied the allegations.

During cross-examination, Dantani questioned Jordan about his whereabouts on September 26, 2025. Jordan told the court that he was outside Nigeria on that date and had travelled using his American passport.

Dantani then asked the court to compel him to produce the document. Justice Oriji granted the application and ordered Jordan to bring the passport before the court.

The passport is expected to be relevant to the parties’ competing accounts of Jordan’s whereabouts on the date the claimants allege the $2.1 million was paid.

Earlier in the proceedings, the claimants’ counsel also asked Jordan to write his full name and signature five times each on a plain sheet of paper. The application was granted without objection from the defence.

The wider dispute is linked to a joint venture agreement dated October 17, 2025, involving Jordan and two companies, Apostle Associate Limited and Creekstone General Contractor Ltd.

According to the claimants’ statement of claim, the proposed project involved 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, valued at about ₦6.3 billion, while Jordan was to provide the land.

The defence has disputed the claimants’ account of their dealings with Jordan, including the allegation that he received the $2.1 million.

The court has not determined the merits of the competing allegations, and the proceedings remain ongoing.

Justice Oriji adjourned the case until Wednesday for continuation of the hearing.

Wike’s Son Jordan Faces Fresh Court Twist as Judge Orders American Passport Produced

Two Nigerians Jailed 15 Years Over $2.4m US Cyber Fraud

Two Nigerians living in the United States, Chijioke Timothy Odimegwu and Harafat Mogaji, have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in a $2.4 million cyber fraud scheme that targeted businesses and diverted legitimate payments.

Odimegwu, 25, was sentenced to 111 months, or nine years and three months, while Mogaji, 26, received 78 months, equivalent to six years and six months.

Both men were United States Air Force members stationed at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware when they participated in the fraud scheme with other conspirators.

The scheme involved phishing, email spamming and the theft of employees’ usernames and passwords. Prosecutors said the stolen credentials were then used to access victims’ email accounts and monitor legitimate business communications.

The conspirators allegedly used spoofed email addresses designed to resemble those of businesses or their legitimate partners to convince victims to redirect payments into bank accounts controlled by the group.

One of the largest incidents involved more than $1.68 million belonging to a victim in Iowa City. The money was diverted to a bank account in Chicago controlled by members of the conspiracy.

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Another major transaction involved $721,976 paid by the city of Athens, Ohio, in November 2024 for construction of a new fire station. The city believed the payment was being made to its contractor, Pepper Construction, but the fraudsters allegedly intercepted communications and used a fake email address resembling the contractor’s legitimate address to redirect the money.

Authorities were able to freeze part of the Athens payment after the fraud was discovered. The city subsequently recovered $205,000 through mediation and received another $200,000 through an insurance claim, recovering a total of $405,000.

The investigation also uncovered stolen financial information, including bank account details, personal identification numbers and credit and debit card information.

A non-profit organisation in Pella, Iowa, was among the victims whose financial information was compromised. Investigators said the stolen information was used in attempts to carry out unauthorised transactions and purchases.

Authorities said the wider conspiracy involved other participants in the United States and abroad and included several attempts to divert business payments.

Odimegwu was ordered to pay $366,617.59 in restitution, while Mogaji was ordered to pay $995,680.45.

Both defendants were taken into custody after sentencing and will each serve three years of supervised release after completing their prison terms.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

The case demonstrates how business email compromise and phishing attacks can be used to manipulate legitimate financial transactions by exploiting trusted digital communications.

The combined sentences amount to more than 15 years in federal prison, while the restitution orders require the two men to repay more than $1.36 million.

Two Nigerians Jailed 15 Years Over $2.4m US Cyber Fraud

Osogbo Food Bonanza: Angry Customers Loot Warehouse After Operators Vanish

The Osogbo food scheme controversy has taken a dramatic turn, with angry customers and other residents breaking into the warehouse of Global Food Initiative and carting away food items after the operators allegedly disappeared with customers’ advance payments.

Newstrends.ng had earlier reported how customers who paid for discounted food items besieged the company’s Odi-Olowo outlet in Osogbo, Osun State, after the operators failed to open for business or respond to calls.

The situation escalated on Tuesday when more residents returned to the premises, hoping to either collect the food items they had paid for or obtain an explanation from the operators.

According to reports, the crowd remained at the facility for hours before some people eventually forced their way into the warehouse and began removing food items.

The items taken reportedly included bags of rice, noodles, groundnut oil, spaghetti, semovita and other food commodities.

Residents from nearby communities were also said to have joined the rush, with some carrying away 50kg bags of rice, large containers of vegetable oil and other food products.

The looting reportedly continued despite heavy rainfall and the presence of security personnel deployed to maintain order.

Police officers were said to have fired shots into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd, although the intervention initially failed to stop the looting.

There were also reports that some people who had not invested in the scheme took advantage of the confusion to remove food items from the warehouse.

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The situation reportedly became more chaotic when some alleged hoodlums threatened customers who had collected food items, with reports that weapons including axes and cutlasses were used to force some people to surrender what they had taken.

The development came barely a day after customers gathered at the same premises following the disappearance of the operators.

Global Food Initiative had attracted residents by offering food commodities at prices substantially below prevailing market rates, with customers required to pay in advance and return later to collect their purchases.

One customer, Mistura, reportedly said she paid ₦300,000 for 11 bags of rice at ₦27,000 per bag, while another customer, Olamide, said she paid ₦1.2 million for food items intended for her stepdaughter’s forthcoming wedding.

Other customers have also alleged that they paid millions of naira into the scheme. However, the various amounts cited by individual customers should not be interpreted as a confirmed total loss, as no official figure for the money collected by the company has been established.

The attraction for many customers was the unusually low prices. The company reportedly offered a 50kg bag of rice for ₦27,000, while a 25-litre container of vegetable oil was reportedly sold for ₦30,000.

The sudden disappearance of the operators triggered panic among customers who had already made payments but had yet to receive their goods.

Some affected customers also alleged that warnings about the scheme had been broadcast on a local radio programme before the operators disappeared.

According to the allegations, the warning prompted some customers to rush to the premises before their scheduled collection dates.

There were also claims that the operators had brought additional food items to the premises but failed to open the outlet because of concerns about their safety.

Those claims have not been independently established, while the operators themselves have not publicly explained what happened to the business, the food stocks or the money reportedly collected from customers.

The controversy has also generated calls for residents to avoid turning the incident into an ethnic dispute, with some affected customers stressing that people from different backgrounds were among those who participated in the scheme.

Meanwhile, the Osun State Police Command has yet to announce a confirmed total amount allegedly lost by customers or publicly disclose the whereabouts of the operators.

The warehouse looting has further complicated efforts to establish the actual scale of the alleged losses, identify the rightful owners of the food items removed from the premises and determine what happened to customers’ advance payments.

For the affected customers, the immediate concern remains recovering either the money paid into the food scheme or the food items they purchased, while security authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the operators and the subsequent looting.

As of the latest reports, Global Food Initiative operators remained unreachable, while the full circumstances surrounding the collapse of the Osogbo food scheme remained unclear.

Osogbo Food Bonanza: Angry Customers Loot Warehouse After Operators Vanish