Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (Amen), Rev. Fr. Ejke Mbaka and his staff allegedly beat up 2 BBC reporters and their driver and confiscated their mobile phones and media equipment on Wednesday, 2nd December, 2020.
As per BBC Igbo, the reporters, Nnamdi Agbaelo and Chioma Obianinwa were at the Adoration camp to interview Fr. Mbaka when they were attacked.
According to Obianinwa, the attack occurred after they have waited for the Catholic priest for 3 hours.
Obianinwa was quoted saying by BBC Igbo....
"We came to interview Father Mbaka in Adoration camp, but he told us to go and wait for him in his house, which is also in the camp.
"We waited for some hours before he came to see us. When he saw us, he started to show resentment, saying we had written bad news about him in the past.
"Father Mbaka then ordered his boys to take our cameras, cell phones and beat us,"
The attack might not be unconnected with an interview Rev. Father Ikedieze granted to BBC Igbo where he criticized Fr. Mbaka for involving in political issues, which he said was inappropriate, the BBC added.
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