A three-year-old boy, Basit Adewole, was burnt to death in the Iwaya, Yaba area of Lagos after two women, who were cooking, mistakenly poured hot oil on his body.

Our correspondent learnt that the women, and their host, identified only as Yemisi, had been arrested by the Sabo Police Division, where the matter was reported.

PUNCH Metro learnt that on the afternoon of Saturday, the women came to Audu Baale Street, Iwaya, to see Yemisi, who was celebrating her birthday.

It was gathered that the women, who did not meet Yemisi at home, started cooking in the room. Adewole and other toddlers in the house were said to be playing in the corridor.

It was learnt that the pot, however, caught fire, and the women quickly threw out the oil and the pot. The hot oil, however, spilled on the boy, and he was set ablaze.

Relatives and neighbours were said to have rushed to the scene, and taken the boy to a hospital. He reportedly died the following day.

It was learnt that the police thereafter came to arrest Yemisi and her two friends, while a man, Lateef, who owned the apartment, was said to have gone into hiding.

When PUNCH Metro visited the apartment, Adewole’s relative, who identified himself simply as Kehinde, said the boy’s life could have been saved if the women did not close the door of their room as if nothing happened.

He added that the government hospital, where Adewole was rushed to, did not attend to him because workers were on strike, noting that the boy later died in a private hospital in the area.

He said, “The women do not stay in this house. They are friends to Yemisi, whose boyfriend, Lateef, lives here. The boyfriend, Lateef, has not showed up since the incident occurred. On that afternoon, Yemisi brought the women to celebrate her birthday with her. She gave them the key to Lateef’s apartment.

“While the two were cooking in the room, the pot caught fire and they threw it out without minding the children in the corridor. Basit was burnt in the process. The women went inside and shut their door.

“If they had rushed out with water immediately, the harm would have been minimal, and the boy might have survived. When we took the boy to a government hospital, they rejected him because they were on strike. We then brought him to a private hospital in Yaba, where he later died.”

A resident, identified only as Mama Bolu, said it was a bottle of gum in Lateef’s room ─ used for printing works ─ which caught fire. She added that the women were careless in putting out the fire.

She said, “The boy’s mother is sad at the moment. The women did not handle the fire in a matured manner, and it has landed them in trouble.

“The boy was playing with other little children in the corridor. His father just went outside briefly to put on their generator.

“The women were frying something. They mistakenly flung the substance on the boy. The boy’s body was engulfed in fire immediately.”

PUNCH Metro learnt that Adewole, who was just promoted to Nursery 1 in school, was the only child of his parents. He was buried on Sunday according to Islamic rites.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, confirmed the incident. She added that the police were still searching for the runaway boyfriend, while the two women were in custody.

She said, “The women have been arrested and detained.

“Efforts are on to apprehend the fleeing boyfriend. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing into the matter.”

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This is the house where the incident did happen

cc lalasticlala

things are happening

height of wickedness.Let dem soak her hand/booty in Acid.Bastard

Those women needed to be roasted alive. RIP to the dead

All dis careless 9ija women, well rip 2 d lil boy n those women shuld b properly dealt wit

Such a sad story
Twasnt intentional, so court should punish them for their act after the main incident which i think was caused by fear.
R.I.P Basit



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may we never be faced with such circumstance. Amen

How can women be this heartless. Are they capable of child bearing?

This is serious!

Has

Hmmm.. Cooking in one room apartment.. The way some people are poverty stricken, that, this same one room apartment is their toilet and kitchen. If u're opportuned to watch their ways of lives in that same one room apartment.

U'll do nothing but thank God for ur life.

This reminds me of a lady i trickishly followed home.

The state of the house is an eyesore.

The state of the kitchen of the face me, i face u house is an nothing but a point of thanksgiving for ur own life. . Also, the toilet.

Most of them had to resort to cooking in their one room apartment and some cook in the passage of the house.

Most of them poo in potty in that same one room apartment and go shotput it in the toilet.

The toilet is the pit hole type. So, the slab that covers the pit is weak, thereby making it have many openings and cracks.. So, its very dangerous for the people to make use of it as such person is bound to drown.


Whenever u smell the fragrance of that ''999 incense'' in a room. That means someone just finish pooing.. only their childrens poo outside.


When i left that house that.. I just thank God for my condition.


I know u'ld ask, why cant they move out? What u'll hear is that, where's the money..


So, thank God for ur life my brother and sister.. Eventhough, u no still like ur situation.. Just thank God.


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Hmmm..... Accidents! May the soul of the Holy innocent of a Child RIP....

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Those who don't hv kids r praying day and night to hv even one, whr some ppl dat do hv,usually overlook them.

Have mercy Jesus Christ

Taylor86:
yoruba again

with their mumu oil soup

and what is buhari' doing about this

don't just quote me

my ba3 go soon off

won't even see ur post

hmmm

No qualms, the house had been earmarked for demolition anyway. May Almighty God comfort the parent of the deceased boy. Apart from Criminal case, the women should be sued for negligence.

dey were busy gisting (gossiping) or r dey lesbians DAT d pot caught fire.

Taylor86:
yoruba again

with their mumu oil soup

and what is buhari' doing about this

don't just quote me

my ba3 go soon off

won't even see ur post

Shut the F.uck up if you dont have anything meaningful to say... Fo.ol at 40!!!

Taylor86:
yoruba again

with their mumu oil soup

and what is buhari' doing about this

don't just quote me

my ba3 go soon off

won't even see ur post

Hehe

Women palava

It was gathered that the women, who did not
meet Yemisi at home, started cooking in the room. Adewole and other toddlers in the house were said to be playing in the corridor.

cooking by the corridor when children are playing..... that's one of the hazard of living in one room apartment where their isn't no kitchen.



but the woman where careless to have thrown it to where the children are

Only In Lagos

Hmmm Na wah ooo

where does one start in dealing with these people....Sad news is becoming the norm in Nigeria

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ihatebuhari:
hmmm

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Quick remedy.

Quick murder.

Quick trial.

Quick penalty.

Rest in pace, kids.

Taylor86:
yoruba again

with their mumu oil soup

and what is buhari' doing about this

don't just quote me

my ba3 go soon off

won't even see ur post

I hate to quote you though, even as much as we have freedom of speech, we must learn to show some respect...your comments i find really shameful...