Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, secretly owns multiple properties in the United States.
In a post shared via his verified X account on Saturday, Sowore claimed that Wike acquired three properties in Winter Springs, Florida, under the name of his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, who serves as a judge at the Nigerian Court of Appeal.
According to him, the properties were distributed among Wike’s children, with suspicions that additional assets may also be hidden abroad.
“We have already contacted the Office of the Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, to notify them that Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has laundered stolen funds (proceeds of crime) to purchase and traffic properties in their state, which are first-class felonies,” Sowore alleged.
The development adds a fresh twist to Sowore’s ongoing confrontation with the former Rivers State Governor, whom he accuses of corruption, land grabbing, and rights abuses.. . Continue Reading. ..