First Nigerian female combat pilot buried in Abuja as Senate condoles with family
The Nigerian Air Force on Thursday buried the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.on July 14, as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna, was buried with full military honours.
Mr Abubakar thanked the late Ms Arotile for adding value to national security, saying the NAF and the country would always remember her contributions to nation building. Speaking on behalf of the Arotile family, Damilola Adegboye, sister to the deceased, noted that she had dreamt to fly a plane as a child.Mrs Adegboye thanked Mr Abubakar and the entire nation for their prayers, condolences and love shown to the family since the demise of Ms Arotile.
Mr Adeyemi also urged the Nigerian Airforce to immortalise the first female combat helicopter pilot of the nation by naming any a Airforce adifice after her or an institution of learning in Ijumu Local government area.
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