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Abuja Air Crash Victims to be Buried on Thursday
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Abuja Air Crash Victims to be Buried on Thursday

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has announced that the Seven officers who died in the air crash that took place in Abuja on Sunday will be buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, on Thursday. This was disclosed by NAF on Wednesday in an invitation to journalists. The officers were victims of the fatal Beechcraft King Air B250i crash that occurred close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after reporting engine failure. Among the deceased were the Captain, Fl. Lt. Haruna Gadzama; Fl. Lt. Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot); Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System Specialist); Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist); Fl. Sgt. Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist); Sgt. Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Jo...
See What Buhari Has Done to Nigerian Air Force – Femi Adesina
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See What Buhari Has Done to Nigerian Air Force – Femi Adesina

When a bird loses its wings, it is no better than a chick running round and merely looking up longingly. It can’t soar into the azure sky, and is just doomed for a certain time to walk the night. That was the state of the Nigerian Air Force years back, until President Muhammadu Buhari came. The Force was wingless. Forlorn. Grounded. Comatose. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, gave an idea of what was, and what now is, in Abuja February 2020, when President Buhari inaugurated two Agusta 109 Power and one MI-171 E helicopters. Said the Air Chief: “Just five years ago, the Nigerian Air Force was facing serious challenges with an abysmal 35 percent aircraft serviceability status for all operable aircraft. At the same time, terrorism, insurgency and other heinous cr...
UPDATE: Nigerian Air Force Reveals Identity of Tolulope Arotile’s Killer
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UPDATE: Nigerian Air Force Reveals Identity of Tolulope Arotile’s Killer

The Nigerian Air Force has disclosed the identity of the person responsible for the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information revealed the name of Arotile’s ex-classmate, who hit Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot with a vehicle as “Mr Nehemiah Adejoh”. The Flying Officer sustained head injuries which led to her death on Wednesday after she was hit by a car driven by Adejoh at the NAF base in Kaduna State. In a report given after preliminary investigation, Daramola said that Arotile reunited with three of her erstwhile schoolmates at the Air Force Secondary School, renamed Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, on the day of her death. Daramola said, “Mr Nehemiah Adejoh, Mr Igbekele Folorunsho and ...
Nigerian Air Force Arrests Two Persons over Death of Country’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot
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Nigerian Air Force Arrests Two Persons over Death of Country’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot

The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that two persons have been arrested over the death of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot as investigation was launched to unravel circumstances leading to the death of the Flying officer in a road mishap last week. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director f Public Relations and Information in a communique said the force will disclose findings after investigation. Daramola said that the Arotile would be laid to rest at the National Cemetery, Abuja on Thursda, July 23 in maximum military honours. He reiterated the commitment of NAF to continue to support female pilots who would serve the country, saying that 11 are being trained within and outside the shores of Nigeria to take up the challenge. The country is yet to recover fr...