NAF arrests 2 suspects in death of Tolulope Arotile as investigations begin.

NAF ARRESTS 2 SUSPECTS IN DEATH OF TOLULOPE AROTILE AS INVESTIGATIONS BEGIN

The Nigerian Air Force has said that through investigation will be carried out in the death of Tolulope Arotile.

Arotile who was Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot died following head injuries sustained as a result of an accident at the NAF base in Kaduna.

9jabomnews gathered that Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola who is the NAF director of public relations and information said two persons have been arrested in connection to her death.

He said: “First of all, in my first statement, I said she died from a road traffic accident. I further clarified the nature of the road traffic accident where one of her excited classmates who saw her reversed his car which led to him hitting her and knocking her down. This led to head injuries and a lot of haemorrhaging which ultimately resulted in her death.

“The two boys are in custody and the NAF will do a thorough investigation into the matter. It is a routine process – our own processes that are ongoing because it happened inside a NAF base. At the appropriate time, whatever information needs to go out will go out. But we cannot pre-empt that investigation process.

“Whatever needs to be known will be known; it is standard practice. So, we are investigating the circumstances leading to her death by a road traffic accident. It is an investigation because it may go beyond NAF.”