A 63-year-old pastor, Luke Eze, has been remanded in prison custody for allegedly raping two sisters, aged 16 and 19, in Enugu State, it was gathered on Tuesday.
Our correspondent learnt that the victims’ parent reported the incident, leading to Eze’s arrest on September 11, 2025.
The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Tuesday evening, stated that the pastor lured the victims to his church, City of Hope Ministry, also known as “Oku Night,” for a “deliverance session” on September 7, 2025.
The statement partly read: “After having her engage in an empty-mortar-pounding ritual, he administered a stupefying liquid substance that rendered her unconscious, enabling him to rape 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.”
Ndukwe noted that the suspect allegedly administered a stupefying substance to both victims, rendering them unconscious, and then raped them.
“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 naked, with bloodstains on their private parts and other physical evidence of the assault.”
He added, “The suspect confessed to the crimes, blaming it on ‘the devil,’” Ndukwe stated, adding that two plastic bottles containing the unidentified substance had been recovered for forensic analysis.
“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 noted.
“The 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,” Ndukwe further stated.
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