Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the outspoken Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) , issued a series of scathing "revelations" and warnings during the peak of Nigeria’s naira scarcity crisis. Upon his return from a monastery in early 2023, Mbaka condemned the policy as a "self-imposed wicked suffering" and a "mandate from heaven" to halt the economic agony of the masses. Key Revelations and Warnings
: The cleric disparaged the quality of the redesigned currency, calling the color separation "rubbish" and the policy "evil" because it was pushed out before enough new notes were ready. Upon his return from a monastery in early
: He noted that Nigerians were spending nights at ATMs and paying exorbitant transport fares only to be told they could not withdraw more than ₦2,000. : He lamented that patients were dying because
: He lamented that patients were dying because doctors could not receive timely bank alerts for payments due to network failures and cash shortages. Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka
: Mbaka claimed to have received a mandate from God to warn then-President Muhammadu Buhari and CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele to end the cash crunch immediately or face "dire consequences" and divine punishment.
In his more recent addresses throughout 2024 and 2025, Mbaka has continued to urge Nigerians to invest their money wisely rather than leaving it in banks where its value constantly depreciates.