The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed more details regarding the death of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, 24, who died last week in a road accident at the Air Force Base in Kaduna.
In a briefing, in Abuja, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said that there were three people in the car and that the driver, Mr Nehemiah Adejoh, has no driver’s license and will be handed over to the police.
“Mr Nehemiah Adejoh, Mr Igbekele Folorunsho and Mr Festus Gbayegun, drove past her in a KIA Sorento SUV, with Registration Number AZ 478 MKA. It is noteworthy that Messrs Adejoh, Folorunsho and Gbayegun are all civilians who live outside NAF Base Kaduna, but were on their way to visit one Mrs Chioma Ugwu, wife of Squadron Leader Chukwuemeka Ugwu, who lives at Ekagbo Quarters on the Base.
“Upon recognizing their schoolmate, Arotile, after passing her, Mr Adejoh, who was driving, reversed the vehicle, ostensibly in an attempt to quickly meet up with the deceased, who was walking in the opposite direction. In the process, the vehicle struck Flying Officer Arotile from the rear, knocking her down with significant force and causing her to hit her head on the pavement.
“The vehicle then ran over parts of the body as it veered off the road beyond the kerb and onto the pavement, causing her further injuries.
Air Commodore Daramola said that alcohol test on the three people in the vehicle came back negative. He also said that the driver has no valid driver’s license.
“Being a civil a case, the matter will be handed over to the Nigeria Police with a view to further investigating and charging the suspects to court in accordance with extant laws,” Daramola said.
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