EXPOSED: Wike Purchases $2 Million Florida Mansion Under Wife and Children’s Names

 

Fresh disclosures from U.S. public records have revealed that Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, acquired a $2 million mansion in Florida through his wife and children.

The property, it is understood, is located on Spring Creek Lane in Winter Springs, Florida, and was purchased in March 2025 and registered under the names of Wike’s wife, Justice Eberechi Wike, and their children, Joaquin, Jazmyne, and Jordan.

The records further indicate that Justice Eberechi Wike, currently serving as a judge in Nigeria, is also a registered member of the U.S. Democratic Party—an affiliation that appears to conflict with provisions of Nigeria’s Judicial Code of Conduct.

Sources familiar with the transaction revealed that Wike deliberately kept his own name off the property deed, allegedly to avoid questions over asset disclosure and the source of funds, a report by West Africa Weekly alleged.

The mansion, built in 1997, is a two-storey structure sitting on a 4,076-square-foot lot, with a garage and two parking spaces. It is located at 113 Spring Creek Lane, Winter Springs, Florida 32708.

It can be recalled that has previously been linked to a $3.6 billion land scandal in the FCT. The minister was found to have splurged Abuja properties on his family members, particularly his two sons.

Now, critics have questioned how a cabinet minister, whose official annual salary and allowances amount to about ₦7.8 million (roughly $5,000), could afford a multimillion-dollar U.S. property. The development has raised concerns about possible breaches of Nigeria’s Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

Attention has also turned to Justice Eberechi Wike’s role in the acquisition. Legal experts note that under the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers, judges are required to avoid situations that could compromise, or appear to compromise, their impartiality. Rule 9.3a of the Code specifically bars judicial officers from belonging to political parties or organizations whose activities are likely to expose them to public controversy.