Parent of Tolulope Arotile obviously devastated on the death of their daughter struck by a reversing car in the airforce base in Kaduna.
Mr. Akintunde Arotile, the father of late Nigeria’ s first female combatant helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, said he spoke with her a few hours before her sudden death on Tuesday.
Arotile told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday that he was shocked to receive the news of her death a few hours later.
“Just yesterday (July 14) at about 1 p.m., I called her because she just came back from an operation against the bandits in Katsina.
“They gave them one week to rest and so she was sleeping and told me she was in bed resting, she said she would later go out to make some photocopies.
“I told her not to be long and to return home on time because she was staying with my first daughter in Kaduna.
“Around 5.30 p.m, Somebody called me and asked if…
The father said he was also impressed by the outpouring of sympathy messages and support from the Nigeria Airforce and other Nigerians since the incident happened.
” There have been several visits from her bosses from all over the country, including here in Lokoja, Abuja, Kaduna, Enugu and everywhere.
“The support have been overwhelming, they even gave a token and other promises.
