An 18-month-old boy identified as Israel Buhari has died after consuming a bottle of kerosene, which his mother served him as water after complaining of being thirsty to his Kerosine vendor mum in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
The incident reportedly occurred on Iguma Street, off Medical road in Benin.
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.
It was 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.”
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.
-PUNCH
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