The Lady behind the viral video of a boy being beaten and locked up in a cage with Alsatians has been arrested by the Lagos state police.

A statement on thursday signed by Bala Elkana ,Lagos State Police public relations officer disclosed that the crime was committed in Aguda, Lagos.

Dolapo Badmus, the PRO for Zone 2 Police Command, said the boy is an orphan and currentl in a secured shelter though he is a cousin to the accused.

“The Gender Unit traced the suspect to Chumpe Liquor Store, Surulere and her residence at Aguda,” the statement read.

“The suspect admitted that she is the one on the viral video flogging the child with a belt, but she denied locking the survivor in a cage with dogs. That she only locked him in an empty dog kennel where bags are kept.

“She claimed to have locked up the Boy for a few hours before bringing him out. She alleged that the boy took a hot drink in their refrigerator and was misbehaving.

“That he smashed the side mirror of her Toyota Camry with stone which made her detain him in the dog kennel. Investigation revealed that the survivor lost his parents and was brought to Lagos in 2012 from Anambra.”