Arotile’s killer is a civilian with no driver’s licence - Military sources

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Military sources have revealed more details about the circumstances surrounding the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who was killed in an accident.

The late Arotile was Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot.

She died on Wednesday, July 15, after reportedly being hit by a reversing car.

Military sources have now come out to reveal that the driver of the car which killed Arotile is now in custody.

Military sources who did not want to be named told Channels TV that the driver who knocked the officer down is a civilian who does not have any valid driving credentials.

According to the sources, the civilian driver, accompanied by his friends, visited his relations at the Airforce base located in Mando area of Kaduna metropolis on that fateful day.


The driver decided to drop off the late Airforce pilot whom he spotted on the road inside the base.

But when he was reversing the car, he knocked down the deceased, who died after sustaining head injuries.

Sources said during interrogation it was discovered that the driver of the car, who is Arotile’s former secondary school classmate has no valid driver’s licence.

The driver and other occupants of the car are currently in the custody of the Air police. 


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