The Cross River State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Morrison Ogbonna, was discovered dead on Thursday morning in his hotel room in Calabar.
According to sources, Ogbonna’s officers went to the hotel to pick him up for a scheduled assignment.
When there was no response, they contacted the hotel management, who entered the room and found him lifeless.
A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “This morning, some officers went to the hotel to pick him up. When they didn’t get any response, they alerted the hotel management, who opened the room and found him lifeless.”
Ogbonna, who was transferred to Cross River in August 2025 to succeed Rachel Umebuali, had only recently taken up his duties in the state.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer in Cross River, SP Irene Ugbo-Obase, said, “I can confirm that the development is true, but the cause of death is not immediately known.”
