OWERRI, Nigeria (BN24) — Police in Imo State have arrested a pastor and an alleged accomplice for reportedly drugging and raping a 20-year-old woman in Orlu.
According to DSP Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, the suspects — Pastor Ikenna Emmanuel, 32, of Umuobom, Ideato-South Local Government Area, head of Authentic Power City Church, and Franklin Chizoba — lured the victim to the pastor’s home on June 30, 2025, under the guise of offering prayers.
Okoye said the pastor allegedly served the woman a drink that caused her to feel dizzy, after which both men allegedly had unlawful carnal knowledge of her. Police arrested the suspects shortly after the complaint was filed. During interrogation, both reportedly confessed to the crime and admitted to engaging in homosexual acts.
The pair were arraigned in court on Aug. 12, 2025, and remanded to the Owerri Correctional Facility pending trial.
In a separate case, police in Orlu on Aug. 12 arrested Ifeanyi Odinka, 39, of Amaifeke Orlu, for allegedly stabbing his 75-year-old father, Denius Odinka, to death during a dispute over proceeds from a land sale. Okoye said the suspect confessed during interrogation and has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Owerri for further investigation and prosecution.
