The Nigerian Air Force on Friday stated that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of its Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, in a road accident, adding that two persons were being held.
The NAF had earlier reported that Flying officer Arotile died after sustaining head injuries from been hit by a reversing vehicle of a former Air Force Secondary School classmate while trying to greet her.
Many Notable Nigerians has paid condolences to the family of Temitope Arotile, Also President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the passing of the Flying Officer, and condoled with her family on the loss.
However the NAF has said two suspect has been arrested, Speaking in an interview with PUNCH the NAF spokesman, Daramola, said,
“First of all, in my first statement, I said she died from a road traffic accident. I further clarified the nature of the road traffic accident where one of her excited classmates who saw her reversed his car which led to him hitting her and knocking her down. This led to head injuries and a lot of haemorrhaging which ultimately resulted in her death.
“The two boys are in custody and the NAF will do a thorough investigation into the matter. It is a routine process – our own processes that are ongoing because it happened inside a NAF base. At the appropriate time, whatever information needs to go out will go out. But we cannot pre-empt that investigation process.
“Whatever needs to be known will be known; it is standard practice. So, we are investigating the circumstances leading to her death by a road traffic accident. It is an investigation because it may go beyond NAF.”
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