Father Mbaka Reportedly ‘Missing’

 

Rev. Father Ejike, the out spoken firebrand founder of Adoration Ministry Enugu is reportedly missing, days after criticising President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, on Wednesday raised the alarm over the whereabouts of the fiery Enugu priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.

This was followed by a revelation by the presidency that he was attacking Buhari because he was refused a contract.

Ohanaeze Youth Council has now claimed that the priest was missing.

In a statement issued by the President-General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, he said Mbaka was last seen on Tuesday, adding that every effort to trace him had failed.

“We have it on good authority that his aides have neither seen nor heard from him since Tuesday.

“Calls put to his mobile line have also remained unanswered; this has now prompted us to issue this alarm as we would not take it lightly should anything untoward happen to him.

“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 warned.

According to close aides of the cleric, “Today is the Wednesday programme, ‘E no dey again’, if he doesn’t officiate, it will then be clear that something is wrong,” one of them said.

But a source who refused to be named disclosed that he was last seen yesterday, Tuesday, when he departed to honour an invitation by his Bishop.

According to report, following the apprehension, all the youths of the ministry have been summoned to the Adoration ground.

While responding to the allegation by the Presidency that he came to the villa seeking for contract, Mbaka speaking on Sunday at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu confirmed that he took three contractors to tackle insecurity during Buhari’s first term not for himself.

According to him, he had no personal relationship with the three men that he took to the presidency.

He also said, “In Nigeria, if you say the truth, they attack you. I’m not discouraged and I’ve been waiting for them to challenge everything I said. Challenge the truth, whether there is insecurity or not.

“Somebody talked about giving me contracts and I started laughing. I’m not here to defend any allegation.

“Buhari government is not giving me money or contract. It is a laughable and childish accusation. It is a shame to whoever is saying that and to the people he is representing.

“The three men Shehu talked about; the contract they asked for was for them not me. These three men had gadgets, facilities to handle insecurity during the first term of Buhari.

“They said they had a platform to end insecurity in a month. I don’t know these people. They just asked me to help them reach the government and I handed them over to the government.

“These are the three people they rejected their offer. I’m not begging them. Do they know how many people I feed? I don’t have their number.

“Which contract did they deny me of? Do they know how many widows and children I’m taking care of?”

Mbaka warned the presidency to stop attacking those who say the truth and tackle insecurity, adding that even Garba Shehu, the presidential Spokesman can be killed by bandits.

“Be careful in your choice of words and be wise. If anybody says the truth, the person is a terrorist. I do my charity without their support. I thank Ugwuanyi who has created an enabling environment here for me.

“Garba Shehu that is talking, the bandits can kill him too. No amount of security can save them if things get worse.

“With the support of the government of Enugu, God has given me the grace to do all my projects. If I can be doing this, the federal government should do more.

In their reaction the Department for State Security, DSS, has said that the ‘missing’ Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka is not in their custody.

The spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunaya, in a statement stated in clear teams that the service was not in possession of Fr. Mbaka.

“Rev Fr Mbaka is not with the DSS. The DSS did not pick him up, please” Afunaya said

Meanwhile, reports reaching us from Enugu say that a large protest is presently ongoing in front of the Catholic Bishop’s court in Enugu where his supporters gathered, chatting and asking Bishop Callistus Onaga to produce Fr. Mbaka.

He was said to have got missing two days ago after he reportedly went to see the Bishop.