The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a security guard simply identified as Godday over the alleged abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl in the Mothercat area of Trans-Amadi in Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the suspect was said to have been arrested last Tuesday by officers of the Trans-Amadi Police Division in partnership with security personnel of another bank adjacent to the scene of the crime.
Speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt on the incident, the mother of the teenage girl, who pleaded anonymity for fear of being stigmatised, narrated what happened.
The distraught woman said she suddenly became ill and handed her daughter her Automated Teller Machine card to withdraw some money, and gave her transport to aid her movement.
According to her, “On Saturday, September 20, 2025, after 1 pm, I was not feeling fine so I sent my daughter to Mothercart to withdraw money with my ATM. I gave her transport to and fro too. So, she will not have to waste time.
“She withdrew at one of the commercial banks at Mothercat and then entered a Keke (tricycle) to the Ordinance Junction to withdraw more money. When I called her, she told me she was done.
“I waited for some time, but I didn’t see her, and it was past the time she was supposed to return.
“So, I became worried. I then called her phone, but she was not picking up. While we were on her search, I called again and she said with a low voice that she was on her way home.”
Furthermore, she disclosed that “When she came back, her clothes were soaked with water and blood, and there were bruises on her face, neck, and leg. Her left jaw was swollen, and her left eye. She was so weak.
“First of all, we went to the police station in Trans-Amadi and made an official report. We then took her to the hospital for treatment. When she became a bit strong, we asked her what happened.
“She explained that when she was withdrawing money at the bank in Ordinance in Trans-Amadi, a man was standing behind her. So, she felt the man had also come to withdraw money. But after withdrawing money, she discovered that the man had not proceeded to the bank ATM to withdraw money.
“She now entered another Keke and went back to another bank at Mothercat (also at Trans-Amadi). When she came down in front of the bank at Mothercat, she saw the man who was standing behind her at the bank in Ordinance. The man started dragging her in front of the bank at Mothercat. She was shouting that no one came to her rescue.
The man dragged her to a bank where he is a security guard at the same Mothercat, dragged her inside, locked the gate, and raped her.”
The victim’s mother stated that it was during that process, while she was struggling, that the man held her mouth and started beating her till she passed out.
She further said that hours later, the man woke her up and ordered her to pack her things and leave.
“So, we reported the case again to the bank where she went to withdraw money at Mothercat.
“So, people there went in search of the guy and arrested him. Then, when I counted the money I asked her to withdraw, N340,000 was missing.
While fighting back tears, the woman lamented that her daughter had to lose her virginity in such a manner and demanded an investigation and justice.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspect.
She stated, “Yes, I can confirm. The man has been arrested and the matter transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt, for further investigation.”
The police also secured a building formerly used by a new generation bank where the incident took place.
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, further said the girl is receiving treatment at a hospital.
Meanwhile, a member of the Association Against Child Sexual Abuse and Gender Based Violence in Rivers State, Dennis Otobo, who had been following the incident, has called for a thorough investigation with a view to arraigning the suspect in court without further delay.
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