Catholic priest and founder of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has claimed that doctors once declared him legally blind despite his ability to see, read and move around without assistance.
The cleric made the disclosure at Passion Center in a video shared online, where he recounted his experience with what he described as a serious deterioration of his eyesight.
According to Mbaka, he underwent extensive ophthalmological and optical examinations after years of stress and sleeplessness.
He said the examinations involved several tests conducted with modern medical equipment, adding that the results reportedly left the doctors surprised.
Mbaka claimed that the doctors discovered that both of his eyes had deteriorated to a level he described as beyond legal blindness, yet he was still able to see and read normally.
He said the doctors initially assumed that members of the Ayanwu family had brought him to the hospital because he was blind.
“But I said, ‘No, I came by myself.’ They said medically and scientifically, it is not possible for a man whose eye issue has reached the fifth or sixth level of blindness to see, talk less of coming by himself,” Mbaka recounted.
According to the priest, the doctors were even more surprised when he opened his Bible and began reading in their presence.
“I opened the pages of the Bible and started reading it. Are you telling me that the God of Adoration doesn’t exist?” he said.
Mbaka claimed the doctors eventually told him that they could not explain his ability to see unless, in their words, God had given him new eyes.
“They said, ‘Except God has put new eyes.’ Yes, God has put new eyes,” the cleric said.
He further claimed that the medical findings were sent to Dr Chiogbu Chukwu, based in Los Angeles, who reportedly sought confirmation from another doctor identified as Dr Scott.
“Chiogbu confirmed through Dr Scott that, medically, scientifically, the two eyes are gone. But I’m seeing with them,” Mbaka said.
The priest described his experience as a miracle and said he considered himself a beneficiary of divine intervention.
“What then do you call miracle? I’m a beneficiary. I can now join you to give testimony,” he said.
Mbaka, however, said he could not explain how the alleged recovery occurred, insisting that he did not want to attribute it to his prayers or fasting.
“How, I don’t know. I won’t tell you because I prayed so well or I fasted so well. No. Only God knew what He did,” he said.
Despite recounting what he described as a supernatural experience, Mbaka cautioned his followers against abandoning conventional medical treatment in favour of prayers alone.
“I will always ask you if you are sick. Don’t neglect the medical advice. Do not rely only on prayers. God created those people that are doctors,” he said.
The cleric added that he believes in both medical and spiritual healing, stressing that whatever means through which healing occurs, God should be glorified.
