By Joy Odor
The Nigerian Air Force has disclosed that it will provide a preliminary report of investigation into the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile.
In a statement yesterday, the NAF disclosed that two suspects were arrested in connection with her painful death.
According to the statement, the suspects are her friend, who drove the vehicle and a companion.
Arotile, the first female combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria, died in car accident in Kaduna. The NAF had said that Arotile was killed by a friend’s car, which was reversing towards her in a bid to greet her, having not seen her for a long time.
Her demise has elicited an outpouring of grief across the country for a pilot, who was only inducted five months ago. She was also involved in combat missions targeted at armed bandits in Niger State as well as other missions against insurgency.
But the statement said: “the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) will tomorrow (today) 19 July 2020, hold a press conference to give details on the outcome of its preliminary investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile which occurred on 14 July 2020”.
Her death has also triggered conspiracy theories that she was killed in cold blood. Her family had also called for a thorough investigation into her death.
