Tension Over Whereabouts Of Mbaka

*Protest Rocks Enugu Over Father Mbaka’s Alleged
Disappearance

There is tension in Enugu over the whereabouts of Spiritual
Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, on Wednesday, raised the alarm
over his whereabouts, saying the cleric was missing.

“We are giving the Federal Government 48 hours to produce the
priest, else they should be ready to face Igbo youths. They were
dining and wining with him all along and now that he told the
truth, they are no longer comfortable with him.

“Let nothing happen to Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. It will not be in
anybody’s interest,” the group said in a statement by its
president, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike.

When officials of the Diocese of Enugu, to which Fr. Mbaka
belongs, were contacted, some of them said he was not missing while
others said they cannot confirm his whereabouts.

Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-president Goodluck
Jonathan, tweeted that Mbaka could have been arrested by security
operatives.

However, our correspondent could not immediately confirm the
claim.

He tweeted, “Reverend Father Mbaka has very strong honesty
issues that he has to resolve with His Maker.

“However, I am against any arrest or attempt to infringe on his
freedom by the @MBuhari regime. Reports of his arrest by unknown
gunmen, if true, are condemned. #FreeMbakaNow!!!”

Meanwhile, there was a reported protest in Enugu State over an
alleged arrest of Mbaka by a yet-to-be-identified security
operative on Wednesday.

In a video sighted by our correspondent, some residents were
seen marching to the Catholic Bishop of the Enugu Diocese, causing
gridlock.

Mbaka had in his recent criticism of the Federal Government said
disaster was lurking in Nigeria.

The pastor warned Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s
regime that he (Mbaka) would be the last person they would fight,
adding that heaven’s anger would fall on them should they try
it.

“The last person this administration should fight is Father
Mbaka because if they speak against me, the anger of heaven will be
upon them and how they will end will shock everybody,” he had
said.

The cleric claimed that the Presidency was attacking him because
he blessed, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People
of Biafra.

“If they are worried that I am blessing Nnamdi Kanu, wherever he
is, God is blessing him. He is breathing; that he sleeps and wakes
up, is it not blessing? Or is he not my brother? Spiritually, is he
not my son? So what is their problem? They are busy branding people
and communities terrorists. “If what is happening in Kaduna, Kano,
Nasarawa, Maiduguri, Benue, Niger; if all these places are branded
terrorist states, will the whole Nigeria not be branded a terrorist
country? If anybody says the truth, the person becomes a
terrorist,” he added.

“They should be careful because the insecurity I am talking
about can affect them. Even the Shehu Garba who is talking, the
bandits can come and kill him,” he added.

Meanwhile, some supporters of controversial Catholic priest,
Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, and members of his Adoration Ministry in
Enugu have taken to the streets to protest against his alleged
disappearance.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) had raised the
alarm in a statement, saying the whereabouts of the priest were
unknown.

Mbaka had asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be
impeached last week.

However, he was attacked by the Presidency, which alleged that
the cleric was angry because he sought to secure contracts from the
Buhari-led government and was denied.

According to Daily Post a notice calling on all youths of the
ministry to the adoration ground.

The message inviting the youths to the adoration ground, read,
“Important! Good morning friends and well-wishers. Please if you
know you stand for justice and you do not want the lone voice that
speaks for the poor in this country to be silenced, gather at
Adoration ground, let’s go for a protest at the Bishop’s court.

“Fr. Mbaka is nowhere to be found. He went yesterday to answer
the Bishop’s call and up till now, he’s not taking his calls. Let’s
gather! SSG.”

The parishioners have now stormed the Bishop’s Court, demanding
that Bishop Calistus Onaga of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu should
produce the cleric.

Ohanaeze Youth Congress had also given the Nigerian government
48 hours to produce the cleric.

*Protest Rocks Enugu Over Father Mbaka’s Alleged
Disappearance

There is tension in Enugu over the whereabouts of Spiritual
Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, on Wednesday, raised the alarm
over his whereabouts, saying the cleric was missing.

“We are giving the Federal Government 48 hours to produce the
priest, else they should be ready to face Igbo youths. They were
dining and wining with him all along and now that he told the
truth, they are no longer comfortable with him.

“Let nothing happen to Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. It will not be in
anybody’s interest,” the group said in a statement by its
president, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike.

When officials of the Diocese of Enugu, to which Fr. Mbaka
belongs, were contacted, some of them said he was not missing while
others said they cannot confirm his whereabouts.

Reno Omokri, a former media aide to ex-president Goodluck
Jonathan, tweeted that Mbaka could have been arrested by security
operatives.

However, our correspondent could not immediately confirm the
claim.

He tweeted, “Reverend Father Mbaka has very strong honesty
issues that he has to resolve with His Maker.

“However, I am against any arrest or attempt to infringe on his
freedom by the @MBuhari regime. Reports of his arrest by unknown
gunmen, if true, are condemned. #FreeMbakaNow!!!”

Meanwhile, there was a reported protest in Enugu State over an
alleged arrest of Mbaka by a yet-to-be-identified security
operative on Wednesday.

In a video sighted by our correspondent, some residents were
seen marching to the Catholic Bishop of the Enugu Diocese, causing
gridlock.

Mbaka had in his recent criticism of the Federal Government said
disaster was lurking in Nigeria.

The pastor warned Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)’s
regime that he (Mbaka) would be the last person they would fight,
adding that heaven’s anger would fall on them should they try
it.

“The last person this administration should fight is Father
Mbaka because if they speak against me, the anger of heaven will be
upon them and how they will end will shock everybody,” he had
said.

The cleric claimed that the Presidency was attacking him because
he blessed, Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People
of Biafra.

“If they are worried that I am blessing Nnamdi Kanu, wherever he
is, God is blessing him. He is breathing; that he sleeps and wakes
up, is it not blessing? Or is he not my brother? Spiritually, is he
not my son? So what is their problem? They are busy branding people
and communities terrorists. “If what is happening in Kaduna, Kano,
Nasarawa, Maiduguri, Benue, Niger; if all these places are branded
terrorist states, will the whole Nigeria not be branded a terrorist
country? If anybody says the truth, the person becomes a
terrorist,” he added.

“They should be careful because the insecurity I am talking
about can affect them. Even the Shehu Garba who is talking, the
bandits can come and kill him,” he added.

Meanwhile, some supporters of controversial Catholic priest,
Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, and members of his Adoration Ministry in
Enugu have taken to the streets to protest against his alleged
disappearance.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) had raised the
alarm in a statement, saying the whereabouts of the priest were
unknown.

Mbaka had asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or be
impeached last week.

However, he was attacked by the Presidency, which alleged that
the cleric was angry because he sought to secure contracts from the
Buhari-led government and was denied.

According to Daily Post a notice calling on all youths of the
ministry to the adoration ground.

The message inviting the youths to the adoration ground, read,
“Important! Good morning friends and well-wishers. Please if you
know you stand for justice and you do not want the lone voice that
speaks for the poor in this country to be silenced, gather at
Adoration ground, let’s go for a protest at the Bishop’s court.

“Fr. Mbaka is nowhere to be found. He went yesterday to answer
the Bishop’s call and up till now, he’s not taking his calls. Let’s
gather! SSG.”

The parishioners have now stormed the Bishop’s Court, demanding
that Bishop Calistus Onaga of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu should
produce the cleric.

Ohanaeze Youth Congress had also given the Nigerian government
48 hours to produce the cleric.