Tolulope Arotile

Tolulope Arotile
Tolulope Arotile
Birth nameTolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah Arotile
Born(1995-12-13)13 December 1995
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Died14 July 2020(2020-07-14) (aged 24)
Nigerian Airforce Base, Kaduna State
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch Nigerian Air Force
Service years2012–2020
Rank Flying Officer
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Buried
Military Cemetery, Airport Road, Abuja, Nigeria

Flying Officer Tolulope Oluwatoyin Sarah ArotileTolulope_Oluwatoyin_Sarah_Arotile.wavⓘ (13 December 1995 – 14 July 2020) was the first-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force.

She contributed significantly to combat operations against the insurgency in the northern states of Nigeria. Arotile died from a head injury sustained in an accident at the Nigerian Air Force base in Kaduna state on 14 July 2020.

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