.Commiserates with parents of slain toddler
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has directed the management of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to speedily and thoroughly investigate the recent killing of two-year-old Ivan Omhonrina by a stray bullet during an operation by officers of the agency at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.
This move, he explained, was with a view to punishing those found culpable among the NDLEA operatives over the incident.
The President, according to a release issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, charged security agents to be more professional and careful when conducting their operations to avoid risking the lives of innocent Nigerians.
President Tinubu also expressed sadness over the death of the toddler saying “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.
“Ivan did not deserve to die that way. We must ensure the incident did not end like that and that what happened to Ivan does not happen to any other person again.
“I also pray for the quick recovery of Eronmonsele, who was reportedly injured in that unfortunate event”.
The President further said: “That incident is unacceptable. We must unravel those who foisted agony on the Omhonrinas and ensure they are brought to justice”.
