A senior officer in the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General O. A. James has been killed.He died Tuesday night after a drunk corporal, Abayomi Ebun, knocked him down with a car.
James was walking to his residence inside the barracks when the accident occurred.The incident happened at about 10:30pm on Tuesday night.
Corporal Edun was said to have acted under the influence of alcohol, as sources said he was driving recklessly before hitting the senior officer.General James, who was said to have been immediately rushed to the hospital, later died as a result of the severe injuries already suffered from the accident. 
The army corporal has since been arrested and detained by the NAFRC provost marshals investigating the matter.General Audu James was the Director of Finance at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) in Lagos.
