Tag: AROTILE
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NAF immortalises Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combatant helicopter pilot
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says it has immortalised the late Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female helicopter combatant pilot. The military outfit said it immortalised Arotile by naming a remodelled Pilots Crew Room at the 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, after the late combatant pilot. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal…
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Arotile: Court frees two as prime suspect faces culpable homicide
Two of the three suspected killers of Nigeria’s first female fighter helicopter, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, have been set free by Kaduna State Magistrate Court 1. However, the first suspect, Nehemiah Adejor, who drove the car that killed the Air Force Officer, is now to be charged for culpable homicide and criminal conspiracy in the…
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Police arraign two brothers over Arotile’s death
The Police in Kaduna State have arraigned two brothers, Nehemiah and David Adejo before a Chief Magistrate court sitting in the state capital, in connection with the death of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile. The first accused person, Nehemiah was arraigned on a two-count charge of culpable homicide under Section 190 of…
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Arotile, Saleh: Two Deaths, Many Life Lessons – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene The news last week of the deaths of two young people, Tolulope Arotile and Fahim Saleh (Gokada entrepreneur) whose paths may never have crossed but who nevertheless shared the same kindred spirit of adventure, left me in a daze. Both died in different places and under different circumstances, but you only need…
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Tolulope Arotile’s body arrives military cementary
Remains of deceased first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, have arrived the Military Cemetary for interment. The ambulance conveying the body arrived the Cemetery at exactly 8.38 am. There is tight security along the stretch of Airport road where the Cemetery is situated with heavy deployment of armed Military men,…
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Combat pilot Arotile to get ‘full military honours’ at burial next week
The Nigerian Air Force said on Friday that its first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile will be laid to rest next week with “full military honours” at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Arotile died on 14 July 14 in Kaduna. She will be buried on July 23. NAF Director of Public Relations and…
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I spoke with Arotile at 1pm, 4 hours later she was in mortuary – Father laments
Akintunde Arotile father of the late Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot Tolulope Arotile said he spoke with his daughter hours before her demise on Tuesday. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday, Mr Arotile said he was surprised when he received the news. He said:…
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Tragedy as Nigeria loses first female combat helicopter pilot
The Nigerian Air Force said that it has lost its first ever female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile to auto crash in Kaduna on Tuesday. Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, announced the demise of the Flying Officer Arotile in a statement in Abuja. …