The Senate on Thursday , observed a minute silence in honour of the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile , the first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force .
The red chamber also condoled with the Arotile family , the Nigerian Air Force , Governor Yahaya Bello and the people of Kogi State .
This was sequel to a point of order raised on the floor of the Senate about her demise by the representative of the Kogi West Senatorial District , Senator Smart Adeyemi ,
The red chamber did not approve an additional prayer by Adeyemi who sought his colleagues ’ approval for a monument to be named after the late Arotile at her local community in Kogi State .
The representative of of Kogi East Senatorial District , Senator Jibrin Issah , called for a full scale investigation into the death of Arotile .
Adeyemi had urged the Senate to note with grief , the death of Arotile who died on Tuesday, 14 th July, 2020 in a freak accident at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna at the age of 24 ;
He added that the late Flying Officer was winged as Nigeria’ s first female combat helicopter pilot at the Nigerian Air Force headquarters , Abuja on 15 October 2019 , after completing her flying training in South Africa .
He said , “ Flying Officer Arotile who hailed from Ife in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State , was born on 13 th December 1995 to the family of Mr and Mrs Akintunde Arotile in Kaduna . She attended Air Force Primary School , Kaduna from 2006 - 2011 .
“ In September 2012 , she gained admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy , Kaduna , where she was a member of 64 Regular Course .
“ Flying Officer Arotile who was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force as a Pilot Officer on 16 September 2017 , holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the Nigerian Defence Academy .
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