VIDEO: Residents protest as Mbaka missing in the Church; DSS reacts

Some residents in Enugu have taken to the streets to protest over the whereabout of Father Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN).

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.

There are unconfirmed reports that the Catholic priest is missing.

He was scheduled to attend his usual Wednesday morning prayer programme, but did not show up.

Many of those who had visited the prayer ground took to the streets, demanding to know the cleric’s whereabouts.

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They were seen with leaves and tree branches as they chanted solidarity songs along some major roads.

Newsflash Nigeria could not immediately reach him as his phone numbers were not available.

The Catholic diocese of Enugu has been contacted for comments.

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

The spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunaya, however, said that the service was not in possession of Fr. Mbaka.

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

Recall that the Federal government had alleged that some religious and political leaders were planning to overthrow the Mohammadu Buhari-led government.

Watch the video produced by Vanguard Newspaper:

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