Tag: Tolulope Arotile’s death

Classmate Who ‘Killed’ Tolulope Arotile not authorised to drive – Report

Aliyu Aliyu

  Suspected killer who knocked down first ever combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria’s history ‘Has No Driver’s Licence’ A former classmate who allegedly “knocked down and killed” Tolulope Arotile, first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) “has no driver’s licence,” a sign of authority by the Country’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Arotile, according to NAF, died from head injuries last Tuesday when she was knocked down by a car driven by her old classmate at the Artforce base, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria. Quoting Military sources, Lagos-Nigeria…

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Anger as Nigerians reject Airforce’s explanation, demand probe of Tolulope Arotile’s death

Damilola Olonade

  Fatal accide-e-nt!? Head injury? In a barrack where 10 kilometers per hour speed limit is strictly enforced? A top military personnel queried in disbelief as death of first female combat helicopter pilot in Nigerian Airforce history, Tolulope Arotile, generates debates on social media and across the country.   The death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, who at just 23 year-old became the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria’s history, has stirred anger and pity among Nigerians who have demanded a probe into the circumstances that led to…

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