A 13 - year - old boy , Obioma Odum , has died after his mother , Chinyere Odum , allegedly poured kerosene on him and set him ablaze .
The incident was said to have occurred at Umuloghe Agbolughe , in Amuzukwu , Umuahia , Abia State.
It was gathered that Chinyere , who accused her son of stealing her phone ’ s memory card , together with her unnamed friend , initially tied him with a rope and gave him many strokes of the cane .
An eyewitness said the two women later dragged the boy into the kitchen and set him ablaze to make him to confess.
The witness, who spoke on condition of anonymity , said the youths of the community forced the kitchen door open when they saw smokes billowing out of the kitchen and found the boy on fire .
The witness said , “ The youths brought out the boy from the kitchen after putting out the fire . But when they rushed him to a hospital in the area , he had sustained up to 54 per cent burns .
“ He was subsequently referred to the Federal Medical Centre , Umuahia , which also referred him to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital , Enugu . He died at the FMC this morning (Tuesday) before he could be moved. ”
The father of the deceased , Mr Obioma Odum , said , “ I was not at home when the incident happened .
“ I was at my place of work when my elder brother called me that my wife and her friend poured kerosene on my son and set him on fire . By the time I got home , some youths had rescued and rushed him to the police clinic in Umuahia .
“ We were later referred to the FMC , Umuahia . They asked us to come the next day and take the boy to UNTH , Enugu . But he died before we could move him .
“ I have been at peace with my wife until she was taken to a place where she turned into something else . There was a time she broke my head with a cutlass for asking her to severe a relationship with one boy.
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