The Department of State Services (DSS) says the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, is not in its custody.
Spokesperson for DSS, Peter Afunnaya, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
“He (Mbaka) is not with the DSS, please,” Afunnaya said.
Controversy has trailed the whereabouts of the fiery cleric on Wednesday with a reported protest in Enugu State over his alleged arrest by yet-to-be-identified security operatives.
When officials of the Diocese of Enugu, to which Fr. Mbaka belongs, were contacted, some of them said he was not missing while others said they cannot confirm his whereabouts.
This comes after Mbaka and the Presidency’s recent face-off over the security challenges in the country.
Mbaka, who supported President Muhammadu Buhari during the 2015 and 2019 elections recently made a U-turn, asking Buhari to resign or be impeached for not doing enough to tackle widespread insecurity in the country.
The Presidency responded, revealing that the preacher demanded contract for the support.
He, however, did not deny, but vowed to continue to call the Federal Government.
