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Catholic Church Suspends Father Mbaka Over Row With Buhari
Mbaka was asked to proceed on suspension with effect from May 3 after being summoned by Callistus Valentine Onaga, the diocesan bishop.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 06, 2021
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has suspended Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka from church activities for one month as the controversial priest s political escapades continue to overshadow his theological obligations on a scale that nurtures unending concerns amongst his senior clerics.
Mbaka was asked to proceed on suspension with effect from May 3 after being summoned by Callistus Valentine Onaga, the diocesan bishop.
Onaga called Mbaka in following his repeated clashes with President Muhammadu Buhari and warned that his conduct was smearing the church s image, the largest of any Christian organisation worldwide, church officials familiar with the matter told The Gazette.
Views: Visits 9 By Dennis Agbo The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga has asked all parishes, Chaplaincies and religious houses in the diocese to pray for atonement and reparation of violet protesters, who destroyed the Bishop’s court and parts of the Holy Ghost diocese cathedral in Ogui Enugu, on Wednesday. The protesters were followers of the Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka who unleashed violence on the catholic structures while searching for their leader, Fr. Mbaka, who was allegedly detained by the Diocese at the instance of Bishop Onaga’s summon on Tuesday.
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Following the sudden disappearance of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, protesting youths, in their hundreds, on Wednesday vandalized the official residence of the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Callistus Onaga.
Mbaka is the founder and director of the popular Adoration Ministries, Enugu and Parish Priest, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Emene.
The irate youths suspected to be members of the Adoration Ministry stormed the residence of the Bishop located at Igboeze Street, Independence Layout
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, one of the protesters said they wanted the Bishop to clarify the whereabouts of Mbaka who had not been seen since Tuesday.