On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, parishioners who hang on every word of the controversial priest, attacked the home of Bishop Callistus Onaga of the Enugu diocese, after Mbaka was declared missing.
There were reports afterwards that Mbaka had been suspended by the church, but he took to the pulpit this week to celebrate mass like he s done for many years; and offer an apology for painting the church in a bad light and for putting his bishop in harm s way.
“I can’t disobey the church who am I? How can somebody who has been serving the church for 25 years come out to begin to fight the same church? Everything in my life is for the church.
Mbaka bows, apologises to Catholic church, Bishop Onaga
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By Chinedu Adonu
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka on Sunday apologized to the Catholic church and Bishop Callistus Onaga over the vandalization of Bishop’s court by adoration faithful.
Fr Mbaka who made this apology at the Adoration ground while officiating Sunday mass, said “I do not disobey the church, who am I? How can someone who has been serving the church for nearly 26 years come out and begin to fight the same church? Everything in my life is for the church”.
Recall that members of Adoration ministry on Wednesday last week stormed Bishop’s court at Igbo-Eze street demanding the whereabout of Fr Mbaka who was feared to have been abducted.
Fr Ejike Mbaka
Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka has publicly apologised to the Catholic Church and Bishop Callistus Onaga for the unruly behaviour of his adherents in Enugu following rumours of his ‘disappearance’.
Members of the Adoration Ministry had marched around Enugu, last Wednesday, May 5, demanding the whereabouts of their pastor, Mbaka, who was feared to have been abducted.
The protesters stormed the home of the Enugu Bishop where they destroyed property, having accused him of knowing what had happened to Mbaka.
But, Mbaka, yesterday, went on his knees and apologised to Onaga, the Catholic church in Enugu and world-wide for all the damage his followers had done at the bishop’s house at Igbo Eze Street, Independence Layout Enugu, and Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui Enugu.
Views: Visits 11 Rev-Father-Mbaka By Chinedu Adonu The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka on Sunday apologized to the Catholic church and Bishop Callistus Onaga over the vandalization of Bishop’s court by adoration faithful. Fr Mbaka who made this apology at the Adoration ground while officiating Sunday mass, said “I do not disobey the church, who am I? How can someone who has been serving the church for nearly 26 years come out and begin to fight the same church? Everything in my life is for the church”. Recall that members of Adoration ministry on Wednesday last week stormed Bishop’s court at Igbo-Eze street demanding the whereabout of Fr Mbaka who was feared to have been abducted.
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Outspoken Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, has apologised to the Catholic Church over the attack and destruction of the Enugu Catholic Diocese Bishop’s Court and the Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu.
Mr Mbaka, who is the spiritual director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, apologised while delivering a sermon on Sunday at the Adoration Ground in Emene.
He said the church did not kidnap him and apologised to people who may have misunderstood his statement when he resurfaced in Enugu.
He said he was misquoted by people who wanted to cause problems between him and the church.
The priest said the protest was hijacked by hoodlums who unleashed mayhem on the church.