NIGERIA Air force has revealed the result of investigation into the death of the first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile.
According to NAF, preliminary investigation revealed that Arotile died as a result of “blunt force trauma and too much bleeding after her secondary school mates jammed her”.
The Nigeria Air force, which described the case as a “civil case”, said it has handed over the matter to the Nigerian Police with promises that the suspect would be charged to court accordingly.
Arotile died from head injuries on Tuesday when she was knocked down by a car driven by her old classmate at the Kaduna NAF base.
Earlier, military sources had said the classmate is a civilian who has no valid driving credentials.
The source reportedly said the driver, accompanied by his friends, visited his relatives at the NAF base and decided to drop off the late pilot whom he spotted on the road inside the base.
Arotile was knocked down in the process of reversing the car, the source said.
The source added that the driver and other occupants of the car have been taken into custody by NAF.
According to NAF, Arotile will be buried on July 23 in Abuja with full military honours.
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late pilot, who was decorated less than one year ago.
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