Nigerians from all walks of life have taken to the social media to mourn the death of the country’s first female combat helicopter pilot Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who died Tuesday as a result of head injuries sustained from a road traffic accident at NAF Base Kaduna.
Flying Officer Arotile was commissioned into the NAF in September 2017 as a member of Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 64.
Late Arotile hailed from Iffe in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
She came, she saw and she conquered at a very young age, the mark you made will never be forgotten. RIP Tolulope Arotile. pic.twitter.com/8Y90JU8D6v
— AdeKunle (@cypha1011) July 15, 2020
Rest In Peace Tolulope Arotile, Nigerian Air Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot. pic.twitter.com/E71J45fBN5
— Jackson Ude (@jacksonpbn) July 15, 2020
Rest In Peace Tolulope Arotile. This life is too short. This is a big loss to the Nigerian AirForce.
— Pamilerin Adegoke (@UnclePamilerin) July 15, 2020
Tolulope is Nigeria's First Female Combat Helicopter pilot and Slayer of Bandits and Terrorists. pic.twitter.com/7wAf9LRuPH
RIP, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile.
— Dr. Trossard 🦇 ( Cerebral Assassin ) (@fimiletoks) July 15, 2020
Continue to fly among the stars, you lived a purposeful life, you achieved your dreams, you laid the path for other air combat women, your name is written in history. Air warrior!!!
Mehn..I am close to tears 😢😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/0TmeFj7QJu
I woke up to read the very sad news of the unfortunate passing away of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile – Nigeria's first female combat helicopter pilot.
— Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) July 15, 2020
It’s sad to learn that that few minutes after I passed the NAF Airforce Base Kaduna,a tragic accident happened which took away the life of one of Nigeria’s finest and first female combat Helicopter Pilot,Tolulope Arotile.A great loss to our country.May her soul Rest In Peace. pic.twitter.com/jAZ4dmJr1U
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) July 15, 2020
This is such a blow. Rest in peace Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. May her family find strength to bear this. A bright light snuffed out too soon. pic.twitter.com/ARSxhkbyHo
— Kwasededoo (@Doseofice) July 14, 2020
Our own Tolulope Arotile is dead. My good friend and sister. I love you and I miss you from the bottom of my heart. Rest in peace Nigerias first female and combat helicopter pilot. I love you 💕 pic.twitter.com/yLQOUWpZNZ
— Lami (@MrLamiofficial) July 15, 2020
Tolulope Arotile 😭
— Odenigbo 🇻🇦🇳🇬🇭🇹 (@DJay_illfingaz) July 15, 2020
This is very painful!
Nigeria's first female military helicopter pilot.
She went to Mammy Market. On her way back to SP Qtrs, she saw her civilian class mates driving towards mammy. The fmr class mates while reversing, unfortunately knocked her down to death pic.twitter.com/x1Bc0zENQP
Devastating news. Rest In Peace Tolulope Arotile, the first woman to serve as a combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force. 💔 pic.twitter.com/PnoS3pokdm
— Laila Johnson-Salami (@lailajohnsonsal) July 15, 2020
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