He had been drinking heavily. When he eventually got behind the wheels, the vehicle began swaying from side to side.
Alas, the alcohol took charge of the steering, pressed Corporal Abayomi Edun down on his seat and then… the unthinkable happened. A General was slain.
Brigadier-General Audu James was the Director of Finance of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Lagos.
He was killed while walking to his residence in the NAFRC Old Barracks when drunken Corporal Abayomi Edun hit him.
Sadly, he was confirmed dead at the NAFRC Medical Centre where he was taken to.
A source was quoted to have said. “Brig.-Gen. James left his office in the night. On his way trekking to his apartment inside the barracks, he was knocked down by the drunk soldier.
“The soldier also resides inside the barracks. The corporal was seen driving recklessly before hitting the senior officer,”
Corporal Edun has been detained by NAFRC provost marshals.
A fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), General Audu James had first and second degrees in Accounting and Finance, held memberships of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Nigerian Institute of Directors (MIoD), Chartered Institute of Taxation (ACTI), and the National Institute (mni).
Officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos have since been thrown into mourning following the death of the Brigadier- General on Tuesday night.
