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How Church leadership planned to keep me for 30 days over Nnamdi Kanu - Mbaka

Afnews Editor

May 05, 2021

Charismatic Enugu priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has disclosed that the authorities of the Enugu Catholic Diocese were behind his two days ordeal.

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Mbaka, who addressed his parishioners at the Adoration ground in Umuchigbo Nike, Enugu, said he was summoned by the Bishop from where he was kept incommunicado.

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He said the plan was to keep him for 30 days.

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He said a lot of issues were presented against him after which the Church leadership, led by Bishop Calistus Onaga told him that he would remain indoors for one month, a period that would allow him pray and meditate over his activities.

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The priest said he requested to be allowed the opportunity to come and address his parishioners after which he would shut down, "but they said No. I also begged them to allow me send another priest to come and celebrate mass for you today, they said No.ÔÇØ

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He said Bishop Onaga upon seeing the protest over his predicament allowed him to go.

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Mbaka said one of things presented against him was that he blessed Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

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"Are you the owner of my mouth? You can't tell me who to bless? If you are not happy that I blessed someone, you have your own mouth, you can curse the person,ÔÇØ he declared.

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