“Devil used me,” says pastor who raped two biological sisters in Enugu

By Alumona Ukwueze

ENUGU—The Pastor of City of Hope Ministry, Enugu, identified arsenic Luke Eze, has blamed the devil for utilizing him erstwhile helium raped 2 biologic sisters during a deliverance session.

The incidental happened astatine Okunito-Amansiodo successful the Oghe assemblage of Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

According to a connection by the spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, connected Tuesday, the cleric, 63, who had been arrested, arraigned and remanded, was said to person lured his archetypal unfortunate (name withheld), into his religion and mandated her to lb thing successful the mortar.

It was further learnt that helium aboriginal brought a liquid substance with which helium utilized successful making his unfortunate who is 16 twelvemonth aged unconscious earlier violating her.

Vanguard learnt that having waited for her younger sister’s instrumentality for long, her 19-year-old elder sister trailed her to the said religion wherever the pastor applied akin substance to arsenic rape her.

Part of the connection which was made disposable to Vanguard work “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 2 sisters (names withheld), aged 16 and 19. The fishy was arrested connected September 11, 2025, by operatives of the Iwollo Police Division of the Command, pursuing a study by the victims’ parent.

“Investigations revealed that the pastor lured the 16-year-old unfortunate to his church, City of Hope Ministry, a.k.a. “Ọkụ Night,” astatine Okunito-Amansiodo successful the Oghe assemblage of Ezeagu LGA, for a “deliverance session” connected September 7, 2025. After having her prosecute successful an empty-mortar-pounding ritual, helium 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 2nd victim) went to the church, wherever she was subjected to the aforesaid deceptive ritual. The fishy administered the substance to her arsenic well, and aft she mislaid consciousness, helium likewise violated her. Both victims regained consciousness the pursuing afternoon, September 8, to find themselves naked, with bloodstains connected their backstage parts and different carnal grounds of the assault.

“The constabulary recovered 2 integrative bottles containing the unidentified substance the fishy administered to the victims for forensic analysis. Luke Eze confessed to the crimes, blaming it connected “the devil.” He has been arraigned successful court, aft decision of investigations by the Gender and Anti-Human Trafficking Section of the Command’s State CID, and remanded successful correctional custody.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, has condemned the enactment arsenic abominable and senseless, cautioning parents and the nationalist against falling prey to transgression elements masquerading arsenic spiritual leaders. He assures the nationalist of the Command’s committedness to ensuring justness is served successful the case.”

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