Enugu Pastor Arraigned For Allegedly Raping Two Sisters

One Pastor Luke Eze, 63, has been remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Enugu, for allegedly drugging and raping two sisters, aged 16 and 19, respectively.

This was contained in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Police Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday.

According to Ndukwe, the suspect was arrested on September 11, 2025, by operatives of the Iwollo Police Division of the command following a report by the victims’ parents. He stated that in the aftermath of his arrest, the command investigated and arraigned the suspect.

Quoting him, “Investigations 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 at 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 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. The suspect administered the substance to her as well, and after she lost consciousness, he similarly violated her.”

The PPRO said 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”.

Exhibits recovered from the pastor were two plastic bottles containing the unidentified substance which he allegedly administered to the victims, the release stated.

Ndukwe added , “Luke Eze confessed to the crimes, blaming it on the devil. He has been arraigned in court, after the conclusion of investigations by the Gender and Anti-Human Trafficking Section of the Command’s State CID, and remanded in the correctional custody.”

Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Bitrus Giwa, has condemned the act, describing it as abominable and senseless. He cautioned parents and the public against falling prey to criminal elements masquerading as spiritual leaders. He also assured the public of the command’s commitment to ensuring justice was served in the case.