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Ex-Rivers State HoS, George Nwaeke Debunks Wife’s Kidnapping Allegation

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Mar 29, 2025.

Florence Nwaeke expressed deep concern about her husband’s whereabouts in an emotional interview on Friday.
Florence mentioned that her husband had contacted her to confirm his safe arrival in Abuja
Nwaeke clarified that he is safe in Abuja, where he voluntarily reported himself to security agencies

Former Head of Service in Rivers State, George Nwaeke, has refuted claims made by his wife, Florence, that he was kidnapped.

Nwaeke clarified that he is safe in Abuja, where he voluntarily reported himself to security agencies in response to developments in Rivers State, Eko Hot Blog reports.

In a video released on Saturday, Nwaeke dismissed his wife’s allegation as false, suggesting that she had been misled and given a script to read.

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“I am in TRANSCORP Abuja. I arrived this morning from Port Harcourt to meet security agencies and report myself, as well as the troubling events happening in Rivers State. I resigned as Head of Service on Monday because of these developments,” he said.

Addressing his wife’s claims, he added, “I just saw a video of my wife trending. She was told I had been kidnapped and given a script to read. I want to make it clear—I am not kidnapped. I am in Abuja, working.

“When I was Head of Service, my wife was not involved in my official duties. That script she read is null and void. I am safe and sound. I will report myself to the appropriate security agencies because Abuja houses their headquarters, and I feel safer making my report here.”

Ex-Rivers State HoS, George Nwaeke Debunks Wife's Kidnapping Allegation

Florence Nwaeke

Florence Nwaeke expressed deep concern about her husband’s whereabouts in an emotional interview on Friday. This came after Nwaeke’s resignation and subsequent trip to Abuja.

Florence mentioned that her husband had contacted her to confirm his safe arrival in Abuja, but her concerns grew when she came across an online interview featuring him, which she found suspicious.

“I said, ‘That is not my husband. That is not my husband,” she recalled.

She shared her desperate attempts to contact him, saying, “I sent him a message: ‘Are you under duress? Have they kidnapped you? Talk to me now. Why are you not responding?’ But he didn’t reply. His numbers are not going through. Nigerians, help me!”

Florence raised the alarm after Nwaeke publicly accused Fubara of orchestrating the bombing of the state House of Assembly complex in 2023.

Nwaeke claimed he witnessed a bag of money being handed over to Edison Ehie, a former Assembly leader who later became Fubara’s Chief of Staff, to carry out the attack on the legislative complex located on Moscow Road, Port Harcourt.