Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Catholic cleric who went missing earlier on Wednesday has said that he was held by Bishop Calistus Onaga.
There was commotion on Wednesday when congregants who had assembled for a routine Wednesday programme were told the cleric was missing.
He was last seen on Tuesday after being summoned by the Bishop of Enugu Catholic Diocese, Calistus Onaga.
The congregants of his Adoration Ministry then staged a massive protest demanding the whereabouts of the priest.
The protesters stormed the Bishop residence in the Independent layout in the state, destroying properties on the premises.
Addressing the crowd later, Mbaka said he was being held by Bishop Onaga, who told him he would be detained for 30 days.
He suggested that the action of the crowd facilitated his immediate release.
He expressed happiness that nothing had been burnt and that he was able to quickly come out to douse the tension, saying that if he had been taken to a more distant place, like Lagos, more damage could have been done before he could come over to address them.
The cleric also suggested that his ordeal was in connection with his support for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
He had reportedly blessed Mr Kanu while attacking the Buhari regime, saying the fugitive is his spiritual son who is courageous enough to speak against injustice meted out to the people of South-East region.
