Photos: Nigeria’s First Female Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile Buried

'Dotun Akintomide
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Nigeria’s first female flying officer, Tolulope Arotile has been buried at the military cemetery, Abuja amid tears and anguish.

25-year-old Tolulope Arotile died on July 14 from severe head injuries incurred in an accident.

 

Her body was lowered into the ground at 11:05 am.

Notable dignitaries at the burial include the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello and his wife; House Committee Chairman on Air Force, Bala Ib’n Nalla, amongst others.

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