The remains of the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile have arrived the National Military Cemetery in Abuja for interment, Igbere TV reports.
Ms Arotile, Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, died on July 14 after being hit by a car on reverse at the Air Force Base in Kaduna.
The ambulance conveying Arotile’s body arrived the cemetery at 8:38 am on Thursday.
She is to be buried with full military honours.
Dignitaries have started arriving at the cemetery including top military officers.
Details later…
