Arotile’s killer is a civilian with no driver’s licence, Military sources reveals

An anonymous Military has revealed more details about the circumstances surrounding the death of Nigerian first female Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who was killed in an accident.

The late Arotile died on Wednesday, July 15, after reportedly being hit by a reversing car. Military sources disclosed the driver of the car which killed Arotile is now in custody.

Although, the military pleaded anonymity sources as they told Channels TV that the driver who knocked the officer down is a civilian who does not have any valid driving credentials.

According to the sources, the civilian driver, accompanied by his friends, visited his relations at the Airforce base located in Mando area of Kaduna metropolis on that fateful day. The driver decided to drop off the late Airforce pilot whom he spotted on the road inside the base. But when he was reversing the car, he knocked down the deceased, who died after sustaining head injuries. Sources said during interrogation it was discovered that the driver of the car, who is Arotile’s former secondary school classmate has no valid driver’s licence. The driver and other occupants of the car are currently in the custody of the Air police. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force on Friday, July 17, said that Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, would be buried on July 23.

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