Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned and secured the court ordered to remand a 63-year-old pastor, Luke Eze, for the alleged r@pe of two sisters (names withheld), aged 16 and 19.
The suspect was arrested on September 11, 2025, by
operatives of the Iwollo Police Division of the Command, following a report by
the victims' parent.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson of the
command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said investigations by the police revealed that the
pastor lured the 16-year-old victim to his church, City of Hope Ministry,
a.k.a. “Ọkụ Night,” at Okunito-Amansiodo in the Oghe community of Ezeagu LGA,
for a “deliverance session” on September 7, 2025. After having her engage in an
empty-mortar-pounding ritual, he administered a stupefying liquid substance
that rendered her unconscious, enabling him to r@pe her.
‘’When the
younger sister did not return, her 19-year-old sibling (the second victim) went
to the church, where she was subjected to the same deceptive ritual. The
suspect administered the substance to her as well, and after she lost
consciousness, he similarly violated her. Both victims regained consciousness
the following afternoon, September 8, to find themselves n@ked, with
bloodstains on their private parts and other physical evidence of the assault.
The police
recovered two plastic bottles containing the unidentified substance the suspect
administered to the victims for forensic analysis. Luke Eze confessed to the
crimes, blaming it on “the devil.” He has been arraigned in court, after
conclusion of investigations by the Gender and Anti-Human Trafficking Section
of the Command's State CID, and remanded in correctional custody.'' Ndukwe said
He added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman
Bitrus Giwa, has condemned the act as abominable and senseless, cautioning
parents and the public against falling prey to criminal elements masquerading
as spiritual leaders. He assures the public of the Command's commitment to
ensuring justice is served in the case.
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