A 63-year-old Pastor of a pentecostal church has revealed why he defiled two biological Sisters inside Church during deliverance session.
Luke Eze, the Pastor in-charge of City of Hope Ministry, Okunito-Amansiodo in the Oghe community of Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, blamed the devil for pushing him to rape two biological sisters during a deliverance session in his church.
A statement by the spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday, explained that the cleric, who had been arrested, arraigned and remanded, deceived his 16-year-old first victim into his church and forced her to pound an empty mortar, after which he later brought a liquid substance with which he used in making his victim unconscious before defiling her.
It was learnt that the victim’s 19-year-old elder sister, having waited for her younger sister’s return for long, decided to trail her to the said church where the pastor applied similar substance to equally rape her.
“The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned and secured the court-ordered remand of a 63-year-old pastor, Luke Eze, for the alleged rape 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.
“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 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 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. 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.
“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.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, 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.”
