The death of the late flying officer of the Nigeria Air Force, Tolulope Arotile was said to have been caused by blunt force trauma to the head and significant bleeding resulting from been struck by vehicle.
The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Ibikunle Daramola made this known in a briefing in Abuja.
Daramola who described the incident as unfortunate said that the report on investigation carried out by the NAF, indicated that late Arotile was struck by a reversing vehicle drove by her old schoolmate.
“Flying Officer Arotile was later conveyed from Sabot to the NAF base Kaduna by her sister, Mrs Adegboye, where the deceased dropped her phone for charging at a house in the Instructor Pilots’ Quarters belonging to Squadron Leader Alfa Ekele. Her elder sister later dropped her off at the Base Mammy market a about 4:00 pm, where she proceeded to photocopy and laminate some documents. It was while she was returning from the mammy market at about 4:30pm that 3 of her schoolmates at the Air Force Secondary School (now Air Force Comprehensive School) Kaduna, Mr. Nehemiah Adj oh, Mr. Igbekele Folorunsho and Mr. Festus Gbayegun, drove past her in a KIA Sorento SUV, with registration number AZ478MKA. It is noteworthy Messrs Adejoh, Folorusho and Gboyegun are all civilians who live outside NAF Base Kaduna, but were on their way to visit one Mrs Chioma Ugwu, wife of Squadron Leader Chukwuemeka Ugwu, who lives at Ekagbo Quarters on the Base”
“Upon recognizing their schoolmate, Arotile, after passing her, Mr. Adejoh, was driving, reversed the vehicle, ostensibly in attempt to quickly meet up with the deceased who was walking in the opposite direction. In the process, the vehicle struck Flying Officer Arotile from the rear, knocking her down with significant force and causing her to hit her head on the pavement. The vehicle then ran over parts of her body as it veered off the road beyond the kerb and unto the pavement, causing her further injuries.
Daramola however stated that the matter would be handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation since it is a civil case.
According to the report, Arotile was rushed to NAF hospital in the base but was confirmed dead as at 4:45pm.
“It was however discovered that the driver of the vehicle, Mr. Nehemiah Adejo, did not have a valid driver license.
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