News making the rounds on the social media has alleged close assassination attempt on the life of Rev. Fr While Mbaka, the popular priest of the Roman Catholic Church, Enugu Diocese and the Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministries, Enugu.
Reverend Father Mbaka, on Thursday allegedly survived assassination attempt on his life. The incident happened at exactly 6:14pm. He spoke of his assassination during Friday's Adoration before apologising to Peter Obi, the Presidential Running Mate to Abubakar Atiku of the PDP.
He explained how gunshots were fired on him while on his way to a meeting. According to him, he wanted to stop but the Holy Spirit urged him to keep moving. The bullets destroyed his glasses while the one that was meant to hit him passed without touching him. Security personnel inspected the car and said the damages were caused by pump action bullets. Fr Mbaka urged all the Adorers and fellow priests to pray for him.
He knelt down at the altar, all
the reverends that came to the church laid hands on his head while joining the Adorers to pray for him. He urged them to keep praying for him. However, he said his spirit is still high and can not be intimidated.
Speaking further, he said he is a baby of the church and servant of God.
In a statement signed by signed by Chief Aka Emmanuel, President, National Adoration Family, Chief Okolo Godwin, President, Adoration Fathers’ Associations World Wide, Mrs Ann Aligwe, President, Adoration Mothers’ Association World Wide, Chukwu Agoziem, President, Adoration Youths’ Association World Wide and Barr Ike Maximus Ugwuoke- Media Chief, they said Fr. Mbaka was shot in Enugu, the State capital.
The statement reads;
“It is with rude shock and utter surprise that we received the report of the attempted assassination on the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria last made Thursday evening by some unknown gunmen who fired gun shots at him on his way in Enugu.
“This incident has added to several other assassination plots targeted at Fr Mbaka since after the first plot that was carried out on him on his way from the Bishop’s house where he had gone to answer an impromptu call by his Bishop during the regime of Governor Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State .
“This assassination plot against Fr Mbaka is coming barely few days after the 2018 Harvest and Bazaar of the Ministry where Fr Mbaka had come under massive media attack for asking Peter Obi, the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate for the 2019 General election who attended the Bazaar programme, to make public his support or donation for the Church Project of the Ministry.
“Many Supporters of Peter Obi and even clergies have misconstrued this as embarrassing to Peter Obi and to the Catholic Church and this has consequently given rise to the statement issued by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) that same Thursday on the issue. The issue had lingered in spite of the apology, which Fr Mbaka in his characteristic humility had tendered at the altar to Peter Obi and anyone who may have been in any way form and kind been offended at the Bazaar event.
“We recall that the last time Fr Mbaka raised alarm over threat to exterminate him was in early 2015 when he faced a similar persecution by some church hierarchy and the PDP Government following his 31st December Prophecy of the imminent defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan led PDP Government by President Mohammadu Buhari at the 2015 General Election.
“Today, with the 2019 general election around the corner, it appears that history is repeating itself. The contemporaneousness of the recent attack of Fr Mbaka by gunmen with the Peter Obi and the CBCN saga leaves us to a safe conclusion that the attack on Fr Mbaka may have either been politically engineered or ecumenically endorsed, and thus we will not hesitate to call on the security agencies in this country to beam their searchlights and leave no stone unturned in getting to the root of this issue.
“Fr Mbaka’s life means so much to us and many poor and voiceless Nigerians for whom he lives and so we cannot be silent on the face of any threat to his life real or perceived. The graphic narration of the sinister assassination plot as recounted by Fr Mbaka himself during the last Friday’s all night Adoration vigil should not be taken lightly and we charge the security agencies in this country to arise to the situation.
“We continue to thank God for His continuous miraculous protection of Fr Mbaka and for His Special Supernatural Security (SSS) on Fr Mbaka and the Adoration Ministry.
“While we have the faith that God will fight our cause, we believe even more in the defence of our faith through our good works and actions.”
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