Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of secretly owning multiple properties in the United States under his wife’s name.
In a post on X, Sowore alleged that Wike has three properties in Winter Springs, Florida, which he said were registered under the name of Wike’s wife, Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, a serving judge at Nigeria’s Court of Appeal. According to him, the properties were also shared among the couple’s children.
Sowore further claimed that there may be additional properties yet to be uncovered, but insisted that “progress is being made.”
He disclosed that he has officially contacted the Office of the Florida Attorney General, James Uthmeier, to draw attention to the matter, accusing Wike of laundering stolen funds and using them to acquire properties abroad.
The latest allegation marks a continuation of Sowore’s long-running confrontation with prominent political figures in Nigeria, with the activist stating that Wike ought to be tried by the international criminal court few days ago.
The post reads:
“It turns out that international thief Nyesom Wike has three different properties in Winter Springs, Florida. All of them were hidden under the name of his wife, Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, who also serves as a Court of Appeal judge in Nigeria, and shared out to his children.
There may be even more properties, but we are making progress. We have already contacted the Office of the Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier @AGJamesUthmeier , to notify them that Nyesom Ezenwo Wike @GovWike , has laundered stolen funds (proceeds of crime) to purchase and traffic properties in their state, which are first-class felonies.”
