A beautician, whose identity was given only as Oby, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating her maid, Miracle, to death. The incident occurred on Lateef Aregbe Street, Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo area of the state.
It was gathered that the accused, who is a mother of two had descended on the eight-year-old on Saturday till she collapsed and died.
She was allegedly arranging with some persons to dispose the corpse when some neighbours raised the alarm and reported the case to the police.
The suspect was subsequently detained at the Isolo Police Division.
A resident of the area, who did not want to be identified, said the suspect had been beating Miracle for months.
He explained that anytime Oby, who hails from Anambra State, was confronted by neighbours, she would shun and insult them.
She told Punch that, “She is a beautician and has two children and she is heavily pregnant with her third child. Her husband was deported from Libya before he travelled again to Angola, where he is now based.
“She brought the victim and another girl by name Chinacherem, from their village in Anambra State some years ago. They were formerly going to school before she stopped them.
“However, anytime I visit their house, she was always beating this particular girl. Whenever people intervened, she would tell them to go away because she brought the girl from the village and it was none of their business.  

“She usually maltreated the two girls and would wake them up as early as 4.30am to start working. She beat them for the least provocation.
“Early Saturday, she descended on Miracle again and beat her till she gave up. She called some people to help her in disposing of her corpse. They were about taking the body out when people challenged them. The people she brought quickly ran away.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olarinde Famous-Cole, confirmed the incident, adding that the victim’s corpse had been deposited in the Isolo General Hospital for autopsy.
He said, “The suspect, Obiageli, beat her housemaid, Miracle Edegwu, to death. She was arrested and transferred to the SCIID. The matter is under investigation.”