Florence Nwaeke, wife of former Rivers State Head of Service, George Nwaeke, has raised concerns over his whereabouts following his resignation.
Speaking to journalists late Friday, she expressed fears for his safety, stating that she had been unable to reach him.
“When he got to Abuja, he called that he had landed. I said, ‘Thank God,'” she said.
However, she later saw an online interview granted by her husband, which she found suspicious.
“I said, ‘That is not my husband. That is not my husband.’
“So I sent him a message. I said, ‘Are you under duress?’ I sent him a message. I said, ‘Have they kidnapped you? Talk to me now. Why are you not talking to me?’ This is the message I sent to him when I saw his interview online,” she said.
She added, “Oh, Jesus, help me. Nigerians, help me. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. My husband is in trouble. Look at the message I sent to him. See the message I sent to him. I said, ‘Daddy, why? Were you in hostage?’ I said, ‘Why didn’t you talk to me?’ These are the messages I sent to him, but he didn’t reply to me. His numbers are not going through. Nigerians, help me! Nigerians, help me!”
Earlier, Nwaeke had accused suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of planning to back Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, for the 2027 presidency and of encouraging militants to attack oil facilities.
He also accused Fubara of ordering the bombing of the State House of Assembly in 2023 to prevent his impeachment.
Beyond raising the alarm in an interview with Channels TV, she also made a call to Fubara, pleading with him to help her husband.
“Governor, help me. My husband is in trouble. He is in trouble,” she said, claiming the husband resigned under duress.
However, Fubara dismissed the allegations, saying Nwaeke had been compromised.
“The truth is that Dr. Nwaeke has been compromised, and whatever he is saying is only aimed at fulfilling his promise to those who may have paid or coerced him to lie against me,” Fubara said in a statement he issued late Friday.
The governor also shared screenshots of alleged chats between Nwaeke and his Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, in which Nwaeke reportedly sought financial support.
