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Housemaid found hanging on a pole

By Kunle Adeyemi

Policemen in Lagos said on Monday that they were trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a housemaid.




The teenage maid, identified simply as Promise, was living with one Unegbu Apollus of 138B, Association Avenue, Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, where the incident happened.

Although the girl was said to have hanged herself, the police said investigation would reveal what actually went wrong.

It was learnt that the dangling body of the maid was found at about 7.30pm on Sunday where she allegedly hanged herself to a pole in the compound.

When the incident was brought to the attention of Apollus, a report was lodged with the police at the Ikoyi Police Station from where the case was referred to the state Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba.

Some policemen visited the scene and after asking preliminary questions from the residents, the body was removed and taken to a public mortuary.

An investigation by our correspondent showed that the maid did not leave any suicide note before the alleged act.

Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Frank Mba, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Monday.

Mba said the police had invited Apollus for interrogation and were still investigating the case.

According to him, in their determination to get to the root of the matter, the police might invite other neighbours in Apollus' compound for interrogation.

He said, "This is a very serious case. What we were told was that the maid committed suicide, and indeed, our men found her hanging."

"But we need to establish certain facts about the girl in question before we come to a conclusion.

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