According to a report gathered by BBC News Pidgin, the deceased’s father said, “immediately my wife told me my son had been shot, I quicklyran to the area of the incident. When I got there, I saw some men on a van which has ‘NDLEA’ written on it. I told one of them that one of their gunshots killed my son. In response, he cocked his gun and demanded for my phone (which I was using to film them).”

Narrating further, the father said, “it was after some time one of the officers told me it was a mistake from their end. They told me the gunshot happened when they were chasing some guys. We eventually went to the hospital together but I want justice for my deceased 2 year-old son. As we speak, my wife and second son are still recuperating after being treated at the hospital. My wife actually fell into shock due to the incident.”

In a statement released NDLEA’s Spokesman, Femi Babafemi, “the agency’s director general, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Retd), has set up a panel to investigate the incident. Also, Mr. Marwa assures the family and the public that they will get to the bottom of the case and take necessary action(s).”