President laments death of two-year-old from stray NDLEA bullet

Ivan Omhonrina, a two-year-old boy, was killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday during an operation by agents of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency at Okpanam in the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. President Bola Tinubu expressed his sorrow over the death.

The President instructed the NDLEA management to investigate the incident quickly and thoroughly in order to punish those found to be at fault.

Ivan did not merit that kind of death. In a statement released by his special adviser on special duties, communications, and strategy, Dele Alake, Tinubu said, “We must make sure the incident did not end like that and that what happened to Ivan does not happen to any other person again.

A stray bullet struck the child when NDLEA agents raided the Okpanam neighbourhood of Asaba, the capital city of the Delta province, according to the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, who made the confirmation on Saturday.

The victim passed away in the hospital while receiving treatment, according to Babafemi.

In contrast, the President said in a statement titled “President Tinubu sympathises with parents of a two-year-old killed by a stray bullet in Delta,” “I mourn the death of little Ivan Omhonrina and sympathise with his parents for the painful experience of losing an innocent child in a most tragic manner.”

Tinubu called the incident unacceptable and urged security personnel to conduct their operations with greater professionalism and caution in order to protect the lives of uninvolved Nigerians.

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It’s unacceptable what happened there. The President stated, “We must identify those who inflicted suffering on the Omhonrinas and make sure they are brought to justice.

Additionally, he prayed for the deceased’s one-year-old sibling, who was reportedly injured in the tragic incident and sustained an eye injury, to recover quickly.