The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has sought justice in the case of the late two-year-old Onosereba Omhonria and his one-year-old brother, Eromonsele, battling with eyesight problem after being shot by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
  
The incident occurred on July 13, 2023, in Asaba, Delta State, when the children were with their mother in her shop.   According to the victims’ father, Fidelis Omhonria, NDLEA operatives opened fire, killing Onosereba, and severely injuring Eromonsele. 
  
Onosereba succumbed to his injuries at the Federal Medical Center in Asaba, while Eromonsele now faces urgent medical treatment to save his eyesight. The family, through their counsel, Matthew Edaghese & Co., had petitioned the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, demanding a thorough probe and justice. 
  
The petition outlined a request for N2 billion in compensation for Onosereba’s loss and the treatment of Eromonsele abroad.

The NDLEA, however, offered the family N25 million in compensation, a proposal widely criticised by the lawmakers as insulting and grossly inadequate.
  
“A two-year-old is dead, his younger sibling is battling to save his eye, and all you’re offering is N25 million? That is callous,” stated Senator Neda Imaseun (Edo South), chairman of the committee.  He emphasised the immeasurable value of a young life and the trauma inflicted on the family.
 
 Matthew Edaghese, representing the victims’ family, accused the NDLEA of employing deceitful tactics to delay justice. He revealed that an evaluation conducted last year pegged the cost of Eromonsele’s treatment at $150,000 (approximately ₦250 million), yet the defendant had failed to act on the estimate.
  
Edaghese expressed confidence in the National Assembly’s ability to deliver justice but warned against further delays.