Brigadier General O.A. James, one of the best officers in the Nigerian Army and the director of finance for the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), has passed away.
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the top army officer passed away on Tuesday night from wounds sustained when a car driven by a corporal named Abayomi Ebun, who is thought to have been intoxicated, struck him.
Tuesday night at about 10:30 p.m., Brigadier General James was on his way to his apartment inside the NAFRC barracks in Lagos when the incident occurred.
“The general was trekking to his apartment inside the Barracks when he was hit and knocked down by the drunk soldier,” one of our sources said. “The soldier also resides inside the barracks and was seen driving recklessly before hitting the senior officer.”
PREMIUM TIMES learnt the General was rushed to the NAFRC Medical Centre after the incident where he was confirmed dead.
The army corporal has since been arrested and is being detained by NAFRC provost marshals investigating the matter.
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.
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