Nigeria’s flying officer, Tolulope Arotile, has been laid to rest.
Arotile who was Nigerian Air Force fighter pilot was buried at the military cemetery in Abuja, amid tears.
The 24-year-old flying officer was recently hit by a car driven by an ex-classmate in Kaduna and she died after sustaining head injury.
Present during the burial was the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and his wife; the House Committee Chairman on Air Force, Bala Ib’n Nalla and the family members of the deceased.
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Until her death, Arotile was the first female combat helicopter pilot of NAF.
NAF investigation had revealed that the deceased ex-classmate, Nehemiah Adejoh had no valid driver’s licence when the incident happened.
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