FLYING OFFICER TOLULOPE OLUWATOYIN SARAH AROTILE - (1995 - 2020)

Born on 13 December 1995 to the family of Mr and Mrs Akintunde Arotile in Kaduna, Flying Officer Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile, hails from Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State.

She attended Air Force Primary School, Kaduna from 2000 - 2005 and Air Force Secondary School, Kaduna from 2006 - 2011 before she later gained admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna as a member of 64 Regular Course on 22 September 2012. Flying Officer Arotile was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force as a Pilot Officer on 16 September 2017 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy.

Flying Officer Arotile was winged as the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force on 15 October 2019, after completing her flying training in South Africa. She holds a commercial pilot license and also underwent tactical flying training on the Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopter in Italy. Incidentally, she introduced the newly acquired Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopter to the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, during the induction ceremony at Eagle Square in Abuja on 6 February 2020.

Flying Officer Arotile died on 14 July 2020 at the age of 24, when she was inadvertently hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her.

Before her untimely death, Flying Officer Arotile made significant and outstanding contributions to the war against terrorism, armed banditry and other forms of criminality in the Country, flying several combat missions. Flying Officer Arotile joined the Nigerian Air Force out of passion for the job. In her words “I joined the military simply out of passion for it. Being a military personnel has been a long time ambition, the carriage and what it stands for are simply exceptional”.

Gone too soon like a candle in the wind, she will be greatly missed by the entire Nigerian Air Force family. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on behalf officers, airmen, airwomen and civilian staff of the Service, consoles with the family of late ‪Flying Officer Arotile‬ over this irreparable loss. May her gentle soul continue to Rest In Peace.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force
15 July 2020

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So sad...I hope her family get more details surrounding her unfortunate death cos this info seems too light. RIP brave lady.

This is disheartening.

They should charge the classmate for manslaughter and make sure they interrogate him/her on the motive.

It’s absurd to think she will just mistakenly reverse and kill her just like that. did him/her reversed at full speed or which kind of report is this.

I don’t even trust the statement of the NAF, there might be more to this.

This one na confirm village people , is it too much for a 24yr old girl to be successful

very sad

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died inside the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base in Kaduna on Tuesday, July 14.

Boko Haram don enter NAF base. It is finished brethren.

LegendHero:
This is disheartening.

They should charge the classmate with murder and make sure they interrogate him/her on the motive.

It’s absurd to think she will just mistakenly reverse and kill her just like that. Is she reversing at full speed or which kind of report is this.

I don’t even trust the statement of the NAF, there might be more to this.

Didn't you see were "inadvertently" was mention in the original op?

I wonder the type of reversing?

megamind101:
ha ha ha I love that.wow It was fun reading how that slot died.

Ehn?

Village people!

They can strike with any weapon.

Jealous Terrorist!

fiizznation:
Didn't you see were "inadvertently" was mention in the original op?

Yes I know it wasn't intentional like they said.

But they shouldn't just assume like that, he/she need to be interrogated and the circumstances behind the incident should be unraveled to know if it wasn't truly premeditated.

Eedi

soberdrunk:
I wonder the type of reversing?

You don't need to wonder. Accidents happens everyday. Some years back, a family friend was killed by a car that was reversing. Though he didn't die instantly, but he died two months after sustaining serious injuries from that accident. The girl's demise is a big lost for her family and to the nation at large.

Anyway may she RIP.

LegendHero:


Yes I know it wasn't intentional like they said.

But they shouldn't just assume like that, he/she need to be interrogated and the circumstances behind the incident should be unraveled to know if it wasn't truly premeditated.

So why will he want to murder his former classmate? Yeah I know people can be evil but if you are familiar with the NAF base Mando, you will know that accidents like this can easily happen

megamind101:
ha ha ha I love that.wow It was fun reading how that slot died.

You don't make jokes with something this tragic!

Promising girl

Sunset at midday!!!

This is a very tragic loss, may God console the family, friends and the country at large.

kestolove95:
I sabi dix babe, fine girl with correct boobs ND ass, now everything don waste even d toto..am not happy

u are usless ,very irresponsible and and a pig

eeiyah

fiizznation:
So why will he want to murder his former classmate? Yeah I know people can be evil but if you are familiar with the NAF base Mando, you will know that accidents like this can easily happen

Well there are million reason why people chose to commit evil.

However in this case it’s just speculation on my own part. I really don’t know anything about NAF base Mando, so wouldn’t be able to talk much about the possibility of it’s occurrence or not.

SmartProf:
So sad...I hope her family get more details surrounding her unfortunate death cos this info seems too light. RIP brave lady.

The NAF story surrounding the officer's death doesn't add up. Was the driver of the vehicle blind?

OK, they saw themselves and wanted to greet, even if there was a mistake from the driver, Tolulope could still have scampered for safety if she sensed misdirection of the the vehicle. The scenario as painted is sketchy!

Dem just murd this fine girl for us.

Na demons go torment all those responsible for the murder of this angel who fought for our freedom.

You will be resurrected in a world were you will fly in the joyness of a blissful reality.

RiP sweetheart.

ok

Mistake??

Really I thought it was accident