Florence Nwaeke, wife of former Rivers State Head of Service George Nwaeke, has raised the alarm over her husband’s whereabouts, expressing fear for his safety.
Late on Friday, a distraught Mrs Nwaeke told journalists that she had lost contact with her husband after he arrived in Abuja.
“When he got to Abuja, he called that he had landed. I said, ‘Thank God’,” she recounted.
“The next thing I saw this night: people were calling me and said he got an interview.
I said, ‘What interview? Interview for what?’ Not until I saw things flying on the internet that he granted an interview. What happened? I said, ‘That is not my husband. That is not my husband.’”
She said she immediately tried to reach him but got no response. “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.”
Mrs Nwaeke’s plea came hours after her husband granted an exclusive interview accusing Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of planning to support Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed in the 2027 presidential election.
He had also alleged that the governor was meeting with militants to encourage attacks on oil facilities.
In another video, Mrs Nwaeke directly called on Governor Fubara for intervention. “Governor, help me. My husband is in trouble,” she pleaded.
She further alleged that her husband resigned under duress and was being forced to make confessions. “Nigerians, help me! Nigerians, help me!” she cried.