The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is probing the sudden death of its Cross River State Commander, Commander of Narcotics, Ogbonna Uzoma.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the NDLEA official was found dead in a hotel in Calabar, on Thursday, when his officers had come to pick him up for a scheduled assignment.
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Buba Marwa, the NDLEA chairperson, on Friday, ordered a probe into the incident from Maiduguri, Borno State, where he was attending a retreat for heads of agencies organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice.
In a statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, Mr Marwa ordered the Zonal Commander, Zone 14, Mathew Ewah, to relocate to Calabar to support police investigation into the incident.
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Mr Marwa said the late Uzoma, who resumed in Cross River on 18 August, had lodged in a hotel while seeking suitable accommodation.
“He was scheduled to lead his officers for engagements at 10 a.m. on Thursday, 18 September, but could not be reached earlier that morning.
“Officers, in the 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.
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“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, Mr Marwa described the development as painful and prayed for God’s comfort and the repose of the late commander’s soul.
(NAN)
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