By Alexander Okere.

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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I am just tryn to imagine what the husband would be going through





Who is to blame?

This one weak me jare.

I blame the mother anyway.

That's y I don't give my kids anything except I taste it first. May God give her grace to bear the loss