Abuja Police Arrest Man Over Shocking Loan Scandal

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The police in Abuja have arrested a man named Usman Mohammed from Lugbe.

Reports show he lent money to woman and then allegedly r@ped, s%xually assaulted, blackmailed and threatened them over the debts they owed him.

FCT Police spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh announced the arrest in a statement on Wednesday.

According to Adeh, the Lugbe Police Division received a report about the suspect, and officers traced him to the Federal Housing Authority estate in Lugbe.

He tried to speed away when he saw the police, but officers chased and caught him.

Police say he ran a predatory money lending scheme that targeted vulnerable women, including widows.

In the latest case, he allegedly lured a woman into his car, took her to an isolated spot in Lugbe, and r@ped and s$xually ass&ulted her.

He also allegedly made her undress, recorded videos of her and threatened to expose them and kill her if she did not repay the money.

Mohammed is in custody and is being questioned.

Police say he will be charged in court once investigations are complete.