Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has accused Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, of laundering stolen funds into real estate in the United States.
In a series of posts on his social media pages, Sowore alleged that Wike secretly purchased multiple properties in Winter Springs, Florida, using cash. According to him, the properties were not registered in Wike’s own name but were concealed under the names of his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike, who serves as a Court of Appeal judge, and their children.
Sowore claimed that this concealment amounted to money laundering, property fraud, and trafficking in stolen property under Florida law. Citing Florida Statute §812.019, he noted that the offense is a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
He further disclosed that he had formally notified the Office of the Florida Attorney General, James Uthmeier, urging them to investigate Wike for allegedly using proceeds of crime to acquire and traffic real estate in the state.
“The evidence is clear that Nyesom Wike laundered stolen funds into Florida properties. We will continue to expose how Nigerian public officials loot the treasury and stash their wealth abroad,” Sowore wrote, vowing to push for international accountability.
