MBAKA’S PROTEST: Police barricades entrances of Enugu Catholic cathedral, residence of Bishop

Rev Onaga and Rev Ejike Mbaka

SECURITY OPERATIVES HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ENTRANCES OF HOLY GHOST CATHEDRAL, ENUGU AND RESIDENCE OF BISHOP CALLISTUS ONAGA AT INDEPENDENCE LAYOUT, ENUGU OVER PROTEST BY SUPPORTERS OF REV FR EJIKE MBAKA.

THE PROTEST FOLLOWED THE BAN ON CATHOLIC FAITHFUL FROM WORSHIPPING AT THE ADORATION MINISTRY OF MBAKA IN ENUGU.

THE DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY OPERATIVES TO THE TWO PREMISES WAS TO AVOID A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR’S INCIDENT.

HUNDREDS OF THE FOLLOWERS OF FR MBAKA LAST YEAR STORMED THE HOLY GHOST CATHEDRAL, ENUGU AND DESTROYED VALUABLES WORTH MILLIONS.

PRESENTLY THREE PATROL VANS FULLY LOADED WITH POLICE OPERATIVES BARRICADED THE TWO ENTRANCES TO THE STREET.

AT THE OLD MARKET ROAD, ENUGU WHERE HOLY GHOST CATHEDRAL IS SITUATED, SECURITY OPERATIVES WERE STATIONED AT VARIOUS ENTRANCES TO THE CHURCH.

THEY ARE AT THE VENUE TO FORESTALL ANY BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER

AS MEMBERS OF MBAKA’S ADORATION MINISTRY ON SUNDAY HAD TROOPED TO THE STREETS OF UMUCHIGBO TO PROTEST THE BAN ON THE ADORATION MINISTRY ENUGU, HEADED BY THE PRIEST.

THE BISHOP OF ENUGU CATHOLIC DIOCESE, MOST. REV. CALLISTUS ONAGA ON SATURDAY BANNED ALL PRIESTS AND CATHOLIC FAITHFUL FROM ATTENDING MBAKA’S ADORATION MINISTRY, FOLLOWING THE PRIEST’S SCATHING REMARKS ON LABOUR PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, PETER OBI.