The Director of Finance of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Brigadier General O.A. James, has been knocked down by a drunk military officer.
James was said to have been killed by an overspeeding drunk corporal identified as Abayomi Ebun on Tuesday night.
A military source disclosed that the incident happened around 10:30 pm while the top army officer was walking to his residence inside the NAFRC barracks in Lagos.
The source said, “The general was trekking to his apartment inside the Barracks when he was hit and knocked down by the drunk soldier. The soldier also resides inside the barracks and was seen driving recklessly before hitting the senior officer.”
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The General was rushed to the NAFRC Medical Centre after the incident where he was confirmed dead.
The case is being investigated by the NAFRC provost marshals even as the army corporal was immediately detained.
The Nigerian Army is yet to comment on the incident. The spokesperson to the Force, Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, did not answer and is yet to return calls seeking comments.
Until his death, Brigadier General James was a senior member of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps. He had bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Accounting as well as a Master of Business Administration in Finance.