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Nigeria mourns: Tolulope Arotile, first female combat helicopter Pilot dies at 24!




Good things never last, they say or how can one excuse this loss?. The sad news of the untimely death of Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria's first female combat helicopter pilot, has left the Air Force and Nigerians in shock. Tolulope died  on 14 July 2020 at the age of 24,  as a result of head injuries sustained when she was hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her.  

Late Tolulope Arotile was an indigene of Ijumu Local Government area of Kogi State,  born in the year 1995;  She attended Nigeria Airforce primary school and Nigeria Airforce secondary School, on the  22nd of September 2012 she  gained admission into the Nigerian Defense Academy, She was commissioned into Nigerian Airforce September 2017 and was decorated as first female combat pilot of the Nigerian Air force in October 2019 after her training in Satellite school in South Africa. She holds a commercial pilot license and also underwent tactical flying training on the Agusta 109 Power Attack Helicopter in Italy.

In her short service as an Airforce pilot, she got rid of bandits and some other criminal elements in  north Central Nigeria under operation Gama Aiki in Minna, Niger state. She was at one time deployed to the North east to combat against bandits. Her death caused  lots of pains and reactions as the young Airforce pilot was believed to have the  eagerness to bring a lasting peace to the northern part of the country.  Her death is indeed a huge loss to the Nigerian Airforce, her family and Nigeria as a whole.
 
The quality of life is not measured by its length but  by its impact. Tolulope has been described as a shining star by the  Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Siddique Abubakar. She has left indelible marks, therefore, the memories of late Tolulope Arotile , Nigerian Air Force first female Combat Helicopter Pilot will forever be  cherished in our hearts.

 May the Almighty God grant her soul eternal rest!

Comments

Tulehope said…
What a great loss. May her soul rest in peace and I pray God to grant her family the fortitude to bear the loss.
July 17, 2020 at 11:05 AM
Anonymous said…
May the Lord comfort her family.
July 18, 2020 at 8:57 PM
Abbey said…
I don't know why I feel this girl was killed. This story of a former class mate reversing and killing her does not add up at all. The Air Force should carry out an investigation into the cause of her death immediately. Very heart breaking
July 19, 2020 at 2:09 PM
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