Father Mbaka’s Adoration ground has not been set ablaze.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, who is the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry in Enugu, southeast Nigeria, has not been affected by the ongoing tension in Nigeria which has led to the burning of several properties nationwide by hoodlums.
The report that Adoration Ground was set ablaze is coming barely 48 hours after soldiers of the Nigerian Army opened fire on peaceful #EndSARS protesters camping at Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.
This online news medium understands attack on the #EndSARS protesters in its wake, left “several” protesters dead and others injured according to videos published on Twitter by eyewitnesses.
Hours after the attack, hoodlums took to the streets on Wednesday, vandalizing several properties and burning media houses. On Thursday, hoodlums turned on the Ikoyi Prison in Lagos, otherwise referred to as Ikoyi correctional center.
On Thursday evening reports emerged that angry youths burned down Father Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry in Enugu, southeast Nigeria.
Rev Father Mbaka’s*_ Adoration Ground, in Enugu State, currently up in flames🔥 #SeyiTinubu #photoshop pic.twitter.com/feK0eoeWSH
— Jayproff (@Jayproff2) October 22, 2020
However, a fact check, shows that Newsone Nigeria was misled by this video and we apologize.
Debunking the news that Adoration Ground was set ablaze by angry youths, according to the viral video suggesting that the Catholic Adoration Ground Enugu superintended by Father Mbaka was razed by protesting youths, the church said it’s not true.
Father Mbaka’s spokesman, Maximus Ugwoke who spoke with Vanguard after the news of the supposed fire outbreak at the Adoration ground, said the story and video making the rounds were false and should be disregard.
The spokesman of the controversial Catholic Priest said he suspected that the report of the fire incident emanated from an online media practitioner based in Enugu whom he said has written a rebuttal and asked people to ignore the mischief.
Speaking further, Ugwoke stressed promised to make an official statement on the issue after consultation with the priest.
