Abuja man nabbed for allegedly raping, filming nursing mother

FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh. Photo: X (@Jossy_Dannyking)

A man identified as Ahmed Usman has been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory Police Command for allegedly raping a nursing woman and filming her nakedness after she reportedly defaulted on a N600,000 loan.

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

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

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 woman, a nursing mother, who 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 missed a payment because of poor sales and 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 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.

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Speaking during the parade, Usman admitted to lending the woman N600,000 and collecting weekly payments of N30,000.

He also admitted to asking her to remove her clothes, having carnal knowledge of her and recording her naked.

“I loan money to women. So this fateful woman took a loan from me: 600,000. Normally, she used to pay 30,000 weekly, and finally, the day she defaulted on paying, I called her and invited her over. She came to my car, which is a Toyota. 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, Usman said, “I videoed her. I asked her to take off her clothes and make her naked, and I videoed her, and I even asked her to open her vagina, and I videoed her.”

He also admitted driving away with a police officer during the arrest 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 a DPO, I had to go and make a U-turn and bring him back and drop 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 for 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 on the case.