Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting, Filming Woman Over N600,000 Loan Default in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Ahmed Usman, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and recording her naked after she defaulted on a N600,000 loan.

The suspect was paraded by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a video shared on her Facebook page on Wednesday.

Adeh said Usman allegedly specialised in lending money to widows and vulnerable women before demanding weekly interest payments.

She explained that the case was reported to officers of the Lugbe Police Division on November 5 after the suspect allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a nursing mother who had failed to meet her weekly repayment obligation.

According to the police spokesperson, Usman had given the woman a N600,000 loan and required her to pay N30,000 weekly as interest, in addition to repaying the principal.

Adeh said the woman missed a payment because of poor sales and subsequently approached the suspect with the N24,000 she had available.

The police spokesperson alleged that Usman pushed the woman into his vehicle, threatened her with a knife and drove her to a secluded location behind the chief’s palace in Lugbe, where he sexually assaulted her.

She added that the suspect threatened to kill the woman if she failed to pay the outstanding money, prompting her to raise the funds and transfer them to him before reporting the incident to the police.

Adeh said officers subsequently tracked down and arrested the suspect, adding that he attempted to escape with a police officer in his vehicle during the operation before he was eventually apprehended.

Suspect admits assault, filming victim

During the police parade, Usman admitted giving the woman N600,000 and collecting weekly payments of N30,000.

He also confessed to asking her to remove her clothes, sexually assaulting her and recording her naked.

“I loan money to women. So this fateful woman, she took loan from me, 600,000. Normally she used to pay 30,000 weekly, and finally the day she defaulted to pay, I called her, invited her over. She came to my car, which is a Toyota car. And I asked her to take off her dress. So, after videoing her, I made love to her,” he said.

When Adeh asked how he recorded the woman, the suspect admitted that he filmed her naked and asked her to expose her private parts.

“I video her. I asked her to take off her clothes, naked her and I video her, even ask her to open her vagina, I video her,” he said.

Usman also admitted driving away with a police officer during the arrest operation. He claimed that he later realised the officer was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), prompting him to make a U-turn and return him.

“When I find out that it was DPO, I have to go and make U-turn, and bring him back and drop him. That is what happened,” he said.

The suspect, who identified himself as a native of Nasarawa State, disclosed that he was married with six children and appealed for forgiveness.

“I am very sorry to my children and my wife. Please, let me have a second chance. I will be the best father and the best citizen of this country. Please,” he pleaded.

Adeh said investigations were ongoing, adding that the police command was working with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on the case.