Combat Pilot, Arotile Laid To Rest In Abuja

Recall that Arotile died on July 14 in Kaduna.

Her burial is in strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines, Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said.

Arotile died from severe injuries following a road traffic accident at the NAF base in Kaduna, the Air Force confirmed.

According to the Air Force,  she was knocked down by a former secondary school classmate while in the process of reversing his car to give her a lift.

Arotile was commissioned as Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot eight months before her death.

See more photos from the burial below: