The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) authority has olexplained the circumstances that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria's first..
The Nigerian Air Force authority has olexplained the circumstances that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot.
However, in a detailed release by the NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the late young Officer was killed by a reversing car.According to Air Commodore Daramola, “Flying Officer Arotile died on 14 July 2020 at the age of 24, when she was inadvertently hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her.
Giving her profile, the Air Force Spokesman said, before her untimely death, Flying Officer Arotile made significant and outstanding contributions to the war against terrorism, armed banditry and other forms of criminality in the Country, flying several combat missions.“Born on 13 December 1995 to the family of Mr and Mrs Akintunde Arotile in Kaduna, Flying Officer Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile, hails from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
“Flying Officer Arotile was winged as the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force on 15 October 2019, after completing her flying training in South Africa. She holds a commercial pilot license and also underwent tactical flying training on the Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopter in Italy.
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