The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested a moneylender, identified as Ahmed Usman, for allegedly abducting and sexually assaulting a nursing mother after she defaulted on a ₦600,000 loan repayment arrangement in Abuja.

The suspect was also accused of recording the woman naked after allegedly forcing her to undress at a secluded location in the Lugbe area of the FCT.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed the arrest while parading the suspect in a video shared on Wednesday, November 11.

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

According to her, the suspect had given the victim ₦600,000 and required her to pay ₦30,000 weekly as interest, separate from the principal amount.

The police spokesperson explained that the woman missed a scheduled payment because of poor sales and subsequently approached the suspect with the ₦24,000 she had available.

However, rather than accept the amount, Usman allegedly pushed her into his Toyota vehicle, threatened her with a knife and drove her to an isolated location behind the chief’s palace in Lugbe.

Adeh alleged that the suspect sexually assaulted the woman at the location and recorded her naked.

She added that he threatened to kill the victim if she failed to meet his repayment demands.

The woman reportedly managed to raise the money and transferred it to the suspect before subsequently reporting the incident to the police.

Following the complaint, officers of the Lugbe Police Division tracked down Usman and arrested him.

Adeh also disclosed that the suspect attempted to escape during the arrest operation with a police officer inside his vehicle before he was eventually apprehended.

Suspect Admits Assault, Recording Woman

During his parade, Usman admitted lending the woman ₦600,000 and collecting ₦30,000 in weekly payments.

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

Speaking during the police interrogation, he said he invited the woman to his vehicle after she failed to meet the agreed payment arrangement.

He further confirmed recording her intimate parts after asking her to undress.

Usman also acknowledged driving away with a police officer during the arrest operation. He claimed he later discovered that the officer was the Divisional Police Officer and made a U-turn to return him.

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

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