Six Gunmen Attacked Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka

Nnamani Is Behind Armed Attack On Me – Mbaka

Fiery Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has accused the Enugu State Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani of sponsoring the recent armed attack on him in the city.

16th May
By Anene Ugoani,Correspondent, Enugu.

He told a news conference at the weekend in his residence at the Christ the King Parish, Ekulu, GRA, Enugu, that Nnamani has for a long time been making efforts to get him killed.

Said he: "No one is in doubt that the governor has been pursuing me. He is the principal suspect in the latest attempt to assassinate me. God miraculously delivered me. I called on Jesus and His mother to provide angels for me. The number of bullets the six armed men fired at me can fill one polythene bag.

"This miraculous escape should be a message to the Enugu State government that darkness can never prevail over light. Whoever is digging a grave for me, will fall into the grave himself. The Holy Bible on the dash board of the vehicle trapped the bullets fired at me. There is power in the Bible. If you don’t have a Bible, go now and buy one".

Contacted, Commissioner for Information, Enugu State, Mr. Igbonekwu Ogazimorah said the police verdict on the incident was explicit, having described it as a robbery attack.

He said there was no motivation or gain for the governor or the state government to attack or sponsor same against Mbaka as the government was too busy pursuing people-oriented programmes.

Six gunmen attacked Mbaka in the early hours of May 9 on Park Avenue as he was driving home from the residence of the Bishop of Enugu Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Anthony Gbuji.

Mbaka and three young orphans in the Mitsubishi Jeep with registration No. KP461-KJA, escaped unhurt but the front and rear windshields of the vehicle were badly shattered with bullets.

At the news conference, the priest flayed the Enugu State Commissioner of Police (CP), Charles Dawodu, for telling reporters that he was attacked by armed robbers.

He said: "It was an assassination attempt, not armed robbery. The armed men first confirmed that I am Fr. Mbaka before they started to shoot at me. I had between N50,000 and N60,000 in the car. Nobody touched it. The GSM handset in my pocket was left intact. They never searched me. I keep wondering why the Commissioner of Police lied to reporters that I was attacked by armed robbers."