An 18 - month - old boy has died after
consuming a bottle of kerosene , which
his mother served him as water in
Ikpoba- Okha Local Government Area
of Edo State .
The incident reportedly occurred on
Iguma Street , off Medical road in
Benin, the state capital .
The deceased , identified as Israel
Buhari, was said to have received the
substance from his mother , a kerosene
vendor, when he complained of thirst
at about 10 am last Tuesday .
It was learnt that the little boy gulped
the petroleum product , but spat out the
rest of the content when it became
unpalatable for him.
The mother , Mrs . Ata , was said to have
realised that she had served her only
son the wrong drink when he
screamed in pain from the impact of
the ingested substance.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that
neighbours, who were invited for help
by his mother , offered the victim some
palm oil before rushing him to a
hospital where he died few hours later .
A source said , “ Few minutes after
ingesting the substance, the little
child’s eyes turned pure white as he
screamed uncontrollably . ”
Kerosene sold by retailers is
commonly stored in old beverage
containers in several parts of the
country .
Ata , who hails from Kogi State , said
one of her children had filled the
bottle with water , which they took to
their store on the day the incident
occurred.
But she added that she had mistakenly
picked the one containing kerosene
and given it to her child to quench his
thirst.
When contacted , the Police Public
Relations Officer , Moses Nkombe , on
Saturday , could not confirm the
incident to our correspondent .
Nkombe said , “ I have not been
briefed. Most of these issues, especially
when they are caused by the parents,
hardly go to the police. So , there is ‘ no
suspect . ’”
Source: Punch
An 18 - month - old boy has died after
consuming a bottle of kerosene , which
his mother served him as water in
Ikpoba- Okha Local Government Area
of Edo State .
The incident reportedly occurred on
Iguma Street , off Medical road in
Benin, the state capital .
The deceased , identified as Israel
Buhari, was said to have received the
substance from his mother , a kerosene
vendor, when he complained of thirst
at about 10 am last Tuesday .
It was learnt that the little boy gulped
the petroleum product , but spat out the
rest of the content when it became
unpalatable for him.
The mother , Mrs . Ata , was said to have
realised that she had served her only
son the wrong drink when he
screamed in pain from the impact of
the ingested substance.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered that
neighbours, who were invited for help
by his mother , offered the victim some
palm oil before rushing him to a
hospital where he died few hours later .
A source said , “ Few minutes after
ingesting the substance, the little
child’s eyes turned pure white as he
screamed uncontrollably . ”
Kerosene sold by retailers is
commonly stored in old beverage
containers in several parts of the
country .
Ata , who hails from Kogi State , said
one of her children had filled the
bottle with water , which they took to
their store on the day the incident
occurred.
But she added that she had mistakenly
picked the one containing kerosene
and given it to her child to quench his
thirst.
When contacted , the Police Public
Relations Officer , Moses Nkombe , on
Saturday , could not confirm the
incident to our correspondent .
Nkombe said , “ I have not been
briefed. Most of these issues, especially
when they are caused by the parents,
hardly go to the police. So , there is ‘ no
suspect . ’”
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