The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a suspected predatory money lender, Usman Mohammed, over allegations of sexually assaulting, intimidating and physically assaulting women over debt owed to him.
The statement was signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, Abuja, SP Josephine Adeh.
The police said the suspect was arrested on Friday, November 6, 2026, following a report received at Lugbe Police Station at about 7:05 p.m.
According to the Command, a team of police operatives from Lugbe Division, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), immediately launched efforts to track down the suspect.
He was subsequently traced to the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Lugbe, where the operatives moved to apprehend him.
However, upon sighting the police, the suspect allegedly sped off in an attempt to evade arrest. The officers gave chase, overtook and intercepted him before he could gain access to the expressway, leading to his arrest.
Preliminary investigations identified Mohammed, a resident of FHA Lugbe, as a suspected predatory money lender who allegedly targets women, including widows and other vulnerable persons.
The police said that in his latest alleged activity, the suspect lured a female victim into his vehicle and drove her to a secluded area in Lugbe, where he allegedly sexually assaulted and raped her.
He was also accused of forcing the victim to strip naked and recording videos of her private parts, which he allegedly used to threaten to expose her publicly and kill her if she failed to meet his repayment demands.
The suspect is currently in police custody undergoing further interrogation and will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, PhD, FCAI, condemned all forms of violence, sexual exploitation, intimidation and cyberbullying.
He urged residents, particularly vulnerable persons, not to suffer in silence but to promptly report cases of abuse, threats, blackmail and other criminal activities to the nearest police station or through the Command’s emergency lines: 08032003913 and 08061581938.
