Nigeria’s first and only female combat pilot who died on the 14th of July will be buried on the 23rd of July.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,Nigerian Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information released a statement titled ” Late Flying Officer Arotile to be buried in Abuja with full military honours on July 23”
the statement:
”The remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, NAF’s first combat helicopter pilot who died on July 14 will be laid to rest with full military honours at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on July 23.”
“Meanwhile, a condolence visit to the Arotile Family in Lokoja by a high-powered delegation, composed of the CAS, Honourable Minister of Women Affairs as well as the Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Air Force, has been scheduled to hold on a date before the burial.”