Israel Adeleke
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, who is said to be Obadiah, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, for alleged defilement of a minor.
The suspect who was said to be a bouncer working in one of the night clubs situated in Port Harcourt, was alleged to have defiled the 13-year-old girl around the Diobu area of the city.
A source who is familiar with the incident, narrated that, Obadiah reportedly sent the young girl on an errand and when she returned, he instructed her to come inside his apartment to deliver what he sent her.
After the teenager entered his room, he locked the door, and turned up the volume of his stereo set and allegedly raped her.
A co-tenant in the compound, who noticed that the young girl took a while before coming out from Obadiah’s apartment, questioned her later the same day during which she narrated what transpired between her and the bouncer inside his apartment.
On hearing this, the tenant was said to have alerted the police who immediately arrested the bouncer.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the suspect has been transferred from the Mile 1 Police Division to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for further investigation.
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