KINGSLEY EBERE
Police operatives from the Enugu State Command have arrested a 63-year old Pastor, Luke Eze, of the City of Hope Ministry, a.k.a. “Ọkụ Night,” for allegedly hypnotizing two sisters and engaging them in sex under the gruise of deliverance prayer.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 7th September, 2025, at the church located at Okunito-Amansiodo in the Oghe community, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu State, during the purported “deliverance session”.
This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the arrest and stated that the Police have commenced investigation into the matter.
He explained that the Enugu State Police Command has arraigned and secured the court ordered to remand Pastor Eze for the alleged rape of two sisters (names withheld), aged 16 and 19.
DSP Ndukwe stated that the suspect was arrested on 11th September, 2025, by operatives of the Iwollo Police Division of the Command, following a report by the victims parents.
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”.
He stated that the younger victim went to the church for deliverance prayer on 7th September, 2025 and having her engage in an empty-mortar-pounding ritual, he administered a stupefying liquid substance that rendered her unconscious and he raped 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, 8th September, to find themselves naked with bloodstains on their private parts and other physical evidence of the sexual assault.”
“The Police recovered two plastic bottles containing the unidentified substance, which the suspect administered to the victims for forensic analysis. The Pastor, Luke Eze, has 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.
Meanwhile, 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 assured the public of the Command’s commitment to ensuring justice is served in the case.
Pastor Luke Eze risks several years of imprisonment if he is found guilty before the the Court for the alleged offence under the Criminal law of the State.