Tge petition—dated September 22, 2025, and filed through Sowore’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju—alleges that Wike and his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzette Nyesom-Wike of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, secretly acquired three lakeside properties in Winter Springs, Florida, worth over $6 million. The petition further claims that the properties were later transferred to their children under questionable arrangements.
Sowore’s legal team argued that Wike, who has been in public service since 1999 without a verifiable private business, cannot legitimately account for such acquisitions. They accused him of laundering proceeds of corruption through Florida, while also alleging that, as FCT Minister, he allocated prime Abuja lands to his sons using proxies and shell companies.
The petition urged Florida authorities to apply the state’s Money Laundering and Forfeiture Acts to confiscate the properties, prosecute those involved, and impose penalties for money laundering. It also called for a U.S. visa ban on Wike in line with America’s global anti-corruption stance.
Copies of the petition were reportedly forwarded to the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria.
