By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
A man, simply identified as Goodnews, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Area Rumudomaya police division attached to the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 16-year-old daughter.
A family friend of the victim’s parents, Chidi Obulor, told journalists that the incident occurred along Apu Road in Rukpokwu in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state on Monday, May 4, 2026.
Obulor explained that the suspect, who resides in the same compound as the teenager, under the guise of sending her on an errand, tricked the girl into his apartment and allegedly defiled her.
He said that the victim’s parents made a formal complaint about the incident to the police, which led to the arrest of the suspect.
Obulor added that the victim was immediately taken to the hospital for medical examination and treatment.
He said, “Following a formal complaint by the parents of the girl, policemen from the Special Area Rumudomaya went to work and arrested the suspect. The girl was rushed to a hospital where a medical examination was conducted on her, and treatment is being administered.”
The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, ASP Blessing Agabe, also confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspect, adding that an investigation is ongoing into the matter.
Agabe said, “I can confirm the arrest of the suspect by operatives of Special Area Rumudomaya, and investigation has also commenced.”
It was also gathered that efforts were being made to transfer the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Port Harcourt, for detailed investigation.
