The mother of a 14 year old girl raped by a security guard inside a building formerly used by a commercial bank has called for justice, lamenting the manner in which her daughter was violated.
The incident occured inside the premises of a bank at Mothercat in the Trans Amadi area of Port Harcourt where the security guard, identified as Godday allegedly abducted and forced himself on the teenager.
The girl’s mother told reporters that due to poor health, she gave the daughter an ATM card and send her to withdraw some cash at a bank, narrating that it was while the teenager was on the errand that the security guard targeted her for rape and succeeded.
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.
She said: “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.
“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 added: “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, but 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.
“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.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko (SP), who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the suspect has been arrested of the suspect.
She added that “the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt, for further investigation.”
