A heartless man has allegedly beaten his pregnant lover to death during a scuffle.

Okiki Arisekola reportedly killed Islamat Bolaji while they argued over the custody of their other little baby, named Kemi.

Bolaji, who lives with her grandmother, Gbemisola Agboola at No. 50 Wright Street Adekunle, Yaba, Lagos, had separated from Arisekola after she got pregnant.

Arisekola, said to be on the run, had reportedly been frequently visiting Kemi and his mother, a development that aroused suspicion.

Narrating how Bolaji was killed on September 15, Agboola said her granddaughter refused to realese Kemi to her father because of the fear that he could use the little girl for rituals.

“He has not been visiting my daughter, but recently he just started coming and my daughter grew suspicious of his visits. On the fateful day, when he came, they were together at first, then he left, on his return, they started quarreling.

"But, this time, it led to a physical fight and Okiki beat my daughter into a coma. After some minutes that he had left, my daughter fell and became motionless. We rushed her to the hospital and it was there she died,” her grandma recalled.

“He demanded to take the girl away but she rushed to take the baby from him. They dragged the baby between them. She feared that he was going to use the child for rituals.

"It was a passerby that called my attention to Okiki merciless beating of my granddaughter, I almost had high blood pressure, I rushed out and called my granddaughter.

"As I was leading her back into the house, she fell and fainted. The first hospital we took her to didn’t have doctors on call, but before we could get to the health center, she died,” the grandmother added.

Police officials say a manhunt for the accused has begun. If caught, prosecuted and convicted he could face the death penalty.

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