A man arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confessed to sexually assaulting a woman and recording her naked after she failed to meet repayment terms on a N600,000 loan.
The suspect, identified as Ahmed Usman, was paraded by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, in a video shared on her Facebook page on Wednesday.
Adeh disclosed that the suspect allegedly specialised in offering loans to widows and vulnerable women before imposing weekly interest payments on them.
She explained that the incident leading to his arrest was reported at the Lugbe Divisional Police Headquarters on November 5, following allegations that he abducted and sexually assaulted a nursing mother who defaulted on her weekly repayment.
According to the police spokesperson, Usman had given the woman a N600,000 loan and demanded a weekly interest payment of N30,000 alongside repayment of the principal.
Adeh said the woman missed a payment due to poor sales and approached the suspect with the N24,000 she could afford at the time.
She alleged that Usman forced the woman into his vehicle, threatened her with a knife and drove her to an isolated location behind the chief’s palace in Lugbe, where he sexually assaulted her.
The police spokesperson further stated that the suspect threatened to kill the victim if she failed to pay the money, forcing her to raise the required amount and transfer it to him before reporting the incident to the police.
Adeh said police operatives subsequently tracked and arrested Usman, adding that he attempted to flee with a police officer in his vehicle during the operation before he was eventually apprehended.
During his parade, Usman admitted giving the woman N600,000 and collecting N30,000 from her weekly.
He also confessed to ordering her to remove her clothes, having sexual intercourse with 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 asked by Adeh how he recorded the victim, Usman replied, “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 equally admitted driving off with a police officer during the arrest, claiming that he later discovered the officer was the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and returned to drop him off.
“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 during the interview.
“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 said.
Adeh added that investigations into the incident were ongoing, noting that the command was collaborating with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on the case.
