Deji Adeyanju, Sowore Petition Florida Over Wike’s Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Properties
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has filed a petition on behalf of activist Omoyele Sowore to the Attorney General of Florida, United States, calling for the forfeiture of multimillion-dollar properties allegedly acquired by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the state.
In the petition dated September 22, 2025, Adeyanju urged the State of Florida to investigate the source of funds used for the acquisitions, prosecute those involved, and impose a visa ban on Wike to prevent further alleged abuse of U.S. territory as a safe haven for corruption proceeds.
According to the document, three luxury properties valued at over $6m in Winter Springs, Seminole County, were allegedly purchased in cash by Wike and subsequently transferred to his children, Jordan, Joaquin, and Jazmyne Wike.
The petition argued that the transactions, conducted through quitclaim deeds between 2021 and 2023, were structured to conceal illicit wealth and evade banking scrutiny.
Adeyanju stated that Wike, who has served as a public officer since 1999, has no discernible private enterprise to justify such foreign acquisitions.
The petition also implicated his spouse, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom-Wike of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, alleging that her position as a senior judicial officer made the transactions “no less troubling.”
The petition further accused Wike of a pattern of corruption, including alleged allocation of thousands of hectares of public land in Abuja to his sons through shell companies and proxies while serving as FCT Minister.
Quoting provisions of Florida’s Money Laundering Act and the U.S. federal statutes on illicit financial transactions, Adeyanju argued that the acquisitions fell within the ambit of money laundering laws and should trigger forfeiture, prosecution, and civil penalties.
“We urge your good office to act decisively, consistent with both Florida’s law against money laundering and the United States of America’s commitments to anti-corruption globally,” the petition read in part.
The letter was copied to the U.S. Attorney General and the American Ambassador to Nigeria.
As of the time of filing this report, Wike has not issued any public response to the allegations.
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