This was stated in a press statement issued by Mr Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the NDLEA. According to him, the agency is fully committed to the treatment of Ivan’s younger brother and seeing the overall well-being of the family.
The National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has vowed to honour its pledge to the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe, who was unfortunately killed by a stray bullet in Delta State.
This was stated in a press statement issued by Mr Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the NDLEA. According to him, the agency is fully committed to the treatment of Ivan’s younger brother and seeing the overall well-being of the family.
In March, SaharaReporters reported that the family of two-year-old Ivan had cried out that the anti-drug agency and the state government had abandoned them and their second son who was hit in the eye by a bullet.
Ivan, who had just returned from school to his mother’s shop was on July 13, 2023, killed by a stray bullet from the gun of an NDLEA operative in Delta while his younger brother, Eromonsele Omhonria, had his eyes badly damaged by a bullet during a raid by the agency in the Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state.
The NDLEA personnel were reportedly chasing drug peddlers and shooting indiscriminately in the process.
Little Ivan was buried in December 2023 while his younger brother, Eromonsele is still battling for life at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) in Asaba.
In an exclusive interview with Channels Television, Mr. Babafemi provided an update on the issue, stating that the NDLEA was working with local and international authorities to ensure that the two-year-old received the necessary and best possible treatment.