NAF Transfers Suspects Related To Arotile’s Death To Police.

Authorities of the Nigerian Air Force has announced that the suspects related to the death of the first Nigerian Air Combat Pilot, Tolulope Arotile, will be transferred to the police.

The NAF revealed that investigation and prosecution of the prime suspect Nehemiah Adejoh, will be handed over to the Police on Friday, July 24, 2020.

The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Comm. Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed in an Interview stated that;

“In terms of handing over to the police, the handover will be done today ((Friday); It does not preclude further investigation by the police, they will still call all the witnesses, they would still interview everybody and also visit the crime scene.

“From the first day, the traffic officer from Kawo police station were invited, an inspector and two corporals were brought in and were able to capture crime scene evidence that was relevant.”

According to him, Arotile Tolulope was knocked down by Adejoh who was driving a Kia Sorento SUV at the NAF base in Kaduna on July 14.

The driver was reportedly reversing the SUV when it hit Arotile who fell and hit her head on the tarmac. The car also ran over part of her body after knocking her down.

Tolulope subsequently died from subsequently died from loss of blood and trauma to the head at the 461 NAF Hospital, Kaduna.