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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) says the Buhari administration may arrest priests in the country.<\/p>\n

Mbaka suggested that clerics speaking the truth to power risk persecution and incarceration.<\/p>\n

In a sermon, the government critic insisted that Nigeria is not on the right track.<\/p>\n

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu is my spiritual son, brother \u2013 Fr Mbaka declares<\/p>\n

\u201cSuffering has become part of our history, but it will not continue like this forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody cannot be dumb at the same time. Nigerians should not be suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lamented the fate of ordinary citizens and accused the nation\u2019s leadership of \u201cwickedness\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mbaka recalled that at a time, there was no banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism in Nigeria, except hooliganism which was at a \u201cminiature level\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that time, leadership was not about money,\u201d the outspoken clergy added.<\/p>\n

Insecurity: Fr Mbaka under attack for calling for Buhari\u2019s impeachment<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m seeing a time, if my brother priests do not begin to speak, we will hear that Bishop A, B, C, D has been arrested and handcuffed,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) says the Buhari administration may arrest priests in the country. Mbaka suggested that clerics speaking the truth to power risk persecution and incarceration. In a sermon, the government critic insisted that Nigeria is not on the right track. 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