A comic book titled ‘Girls Can Fly’ has been launched in honour of late flying officer, Tolulope Arotile.
Arotile, Nigeria’s first-ever female combat helicopter pilot died in a car accident on July 14, 2020, in Kaduna State at 24.
The late officer, according Nigerian Air Force, was “inadvertently hit by the reversing vehicle of an excited former Air Force secondary school classmate while trying to greet her.”
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The Heroes Comic Series was launched on Friday, October 1 by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the NAF, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Channels TV reports.
This took place at an event organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports in partnership with ‘I Choose Life Foundation’.
The comic book which is for children between ages 3 and 13 is written to serve as a source of encouragement to young Nigerians to make choices that will benefit them and their nation. It is also aimed to be a source of inspiration to the girl-child.
The decision of the force to give Arotile the posthumous honour was contained in a statement by the director of public relations and information of NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola.
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar during the launch of the book described Arotile as a gallant officer whose heroic acts will never be forgotten.
The event, which was organised with the aim of celebrating the Spirit of Young Nigerians had in attendance the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare; Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, and the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed.
The news of Arotile’s death in July 2020 shook the nation, leaving many saddened by her demise at a prime age.
NAF later immortalised Arotile in September by naming a Pilot’s Crew Room after her.
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CAS Abubakar during the launch of the renovated and remodelled Pilots’ Crew ‘Room’ at the 115 Special Operations Group (115 SOG) in Port Harcourt said immortalising the deceased was in fulfilment of the Force’s promise.
