Jubilation In Enugu State As Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, resurfaced after his whereabouts had sparked uncertainty in the state on Wednesday,5th May,2021, sparking wild jubilaton among his supporters.

When Cleric returned in a vehicle a few minutes past 2 pm, his supporters were seen shouting "Father Mbaka, Oh! you are home!.”

 

As per The Punch, Fr. Ejike Mbaka later came out of the vehicle to rejoice with his supporters.

Earlier, the supporters struggled to confirm that he was in the vehicle as they took turns to catch a glimpse of him.

One of the supporters jubilated on sighting the cleric; “He is the one. I saw Father Mbaka,”

 

Another supporter said; “He is back! Is it a crime to speak the truth? Nothing must happen to him,”

Dickson101.com had reported that there was a protest in Enugu over the whereabouts of Mbaka.

Ejike Mbaka  was scheduled to attend his usual Wednesday morning prayer programme, but did not show up, a situation that fuelled speculation that he might have been arrested.

The confusion deepened when a group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, claimed that the whereabouts of Mbaka is unknown.

 

“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 the speculation heightened, the Department of State Services immediately clarified that Mbaka was not in its custody.

“He (Mbaka) is not with the DSS, please,” a spokesperson for DSS, Peter Afunnaya, said.

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

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

But the Presidency said Mbaka became a critic because President Muhammadu Buhari refused to offer contracts to him.