The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has ordered an investigation into the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander of Narcotics, Mr. Ogbonna Uzoma.
NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa (rtd), issued the directive on Friday while attending a retreat for agency heads organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice in Maiduguri, Borno State.
In a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, Marwa ordered the Zonal Commander, Zone 14, ACGN Mathew Ewah, to relocate to Calabar to support police investigation into the incident.
Marwa said that Uzoma, who resumed in Cross River on Aug. 18, 2025, had lodged in a hotel while seeking suitable accommodation.
“He was scheduled to lead his officers for engagements at 10am on Thursday, September 18, but could not be reached earlier that morning.
“Officers, in company of hotel staff, attempted unsuccessfully to contact him before a hotel attendant gained access to his room through the ceiling and discovered Uzoma was lifeless inside.
“The Cross River Commissioner of Police later visited the scene and investigations into the cause of death are ongoing,” he said.
While consoling the family, Marwa described the development as painful and prayed for God’s comfort and the repose of the late commander’s soul.
