How man assaulted, filmed woman naked over N600,000 debt 

A man, Ahmed Usman, who was arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confessed to how he sexually assaulted and filmed a woman naked, after she allegedly defaulted on a N600,000 loan repayment.

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

Adeh described the suspect as a specialist in lending money to widows and vulnerable women before demanding weekly interest payments.

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She said the case that led to his arrest was reported to officers of the Lugbe Division on November 5 after the suspect allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted a nursing mother, who reportedly failed to meet her weekly repayment.

According to the police spokesperson, the suspect had lent the woman N600,000 and required her to pay N30,000 weekly as interest, in addition to the principal.

Adeh said the woman couldn’t meet up one of the weekly interest payments because of poor sales and instead went to meet the suspect with the N24,000 she had available.

She alleged that the suspect 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 allegedly sexually assaulted her.

The police spokesperson added that the suspect threatened to kill the woman if she failed to pay him, prompting her to raise the money and transfer it to him before reporting the incident to the police.

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

Speaking during the parade, Usman admitted lending the woman N600,000 and collecting weekly payments of N30,000. He also admitted to asking her to remove her clothes, having canal knowledge, and recording her naked.

“I loan money to women. So, this particular woman took a loan of N600,000 from me. She used to pay 30,000 weekly, and then one day she defaulted. I invited her over. She came to my car, and I asked her to take off her dress. So, after videoing her, I had sex with her,” he said.

When Adeh asked how he recorded the woman, Usman said, “I asked her to take off her clothes and I videoed her…”

He also admitted driving away with a police officer during the operation, explaining that he later realised the officer was the Divisional Police Officer and returned to drop him off.

“When I found out that it was DPO, I had to make a U-turn, and return him. That is what happened,” he said.

The suspect, who said he was from Nasarawa State, disclosed that he was married and had six children. He pleaded 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 said the investigation was ongoing and that the command was working with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on the case.