Police Arrest Suspect For Committing Rape, Other Crimes Against Women In Abuja
According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday, a report was received at the Lugbe police station received on Friday, 6th November 2026, at about 7:05 p.m., after which a team of police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), immediately commenced efforts to track down the suspect. “Preliminary investigations identified the suspect as Usman Mohammed, a resident of FHA Lugbe, who is involved in predatory money-lending practices, particularly targeting women, including widows and other vulnerable persons”, the statement…
The FCT Police Command said it has arrested one Usman Mohammed over allegedly intimidation, sexually assaulting and physically assaulting several women over debts owed to him.
According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday, a report was received at the Lugbe police station received on Friday, 6th November 2026, at about 7:05 p.m., after which a team of police operatives, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), immediately commenced efforts to track down the suspect.
He was subsequently traced to Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Lugbe, where the police team moved to apprehend him.
However, upon sighting the police operatives, the suspect sped off, attempting to evade arrest.
“The officers immediately gave chase, eventually overtaking and intercepting him before he could gain access to the expressway. He was promptly arrested.
“Preliminary investigations identified the suspect as Usman Mohammed, a resident of FHA Lugbe, who is involved in predatory money-lending practices, particularly targeting women, including widows and other vulnerable persons”, the statement read in part.
In his latest activity, the Command said he lured his victim into his vehicle and drove her to a lonely area in Lugbe, where he sexually assaulted and raped her.
“He further forced her to strip naked and recorded videos of her private parts, which he used to threaten to expose her publicly and kill her if she failed to comply with his repayment demands.
“The suspect is currently in police custody and undergoing further interrogation.
“He will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations”, the statement added.
The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, strongly condemned all forms of violence, sexual exploitation, intimidation and cyber bullying.
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: 08032003913and 08061581938.
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