Officers and men at the Nigerian Military Resettlement Center (NAFRC) in Oshodi, Lagos, were thrown into mourning on Wednesday following the death of Brigadier General Odu James, the center’s financial director.
According to Channels Television, General James lost his life after a corporal identified as Abayomi Edun, with whom he used to have a good relationship, crushed him with a car while he was walking to his residence at the barracks.
Africhome sources added that Corporal Edun was confirmed to have acted under the influence of alcohol while he drove recklessly before hitting the senior officer.
The high-ranking General was said to have been immediately rushed to the hospital but later died from injuries sustained From the accident.
