The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the death of its Cross River State Commander, CN Ogbonna Maurice Uzoma just a day after he resumed office. He is said to have died in his temporary accommodation in a hotel in Calabar
News of his death was conveyed in a release signed by Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director for Media and advocacy on Friday.
“The report of is death was brought to the attention of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) in Maiduguri, Borno state where he was attending a retreat for Heads of Agencies, organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice.
“The late Commander was recently appointed and posted to take over leadership of the Cross River State Command of the Agency. He resumed on 18th August 2025 and took a temporary accommodation in a hotel in Calabar pending when he settles into a befitting accommodation.
“CN Ogbonna has been up and doing at his new Command and was billed to lead his officers on some scheduled engagements at 10am on Thursday 18th September 2025 but when his officers didnt hear from him by 9am, they went to his hotel room in company of the hotel staff while several knocks at his door and calls to his telephone line went unanswered.
“Attempts by the hotel staff to open or force the door open from outside failed, after which one of the hotel attendants had to go through the ceiling aperture to enter the room and open the door from inside, where they found the Commanders lifeless body.” It read.
The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.