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Why No Autopsy Was Done On Late Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile – NAF Explains
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained that the flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who does on July 14, died a natural death and no autopsy was conducted on her.
The force said the family of the Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile was satisfied with the explanation of what led to her death.
Our correspondent had earlier reported that the deceased died from a head injury sustained from an accident in the force base.
Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, died at the NAF base, Kaduna, after being hit by a car driven by her former classmate with two others on board.
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However, NAF added that the circumstances surrounding her death were clear and no autopsy was needed or demanded by the family.
NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Friday.
He said, “On the issue of autopsy or otherwise that would have been initiated by the family but based on discussions with them and the fact that witnesses were there at the time she was taken to the Nigerian Air Force hospital in Kaduna, there were no doubts as to the cause of death which was head injury as a result of blunt force trauma caused by the vehicle hitting her from the rear.
“So, in consultation with her family, her father, Akintunde Arotile, said they wanted closure on this matter and that he was comfortable with the Nigerian Air Force’s investigation which of course is also being transferred to the police.
“Autopsy was not done because it wasn’t requested, the cause of death was already known based on the investigation and how she was taken to the hospital and the confirmation was made. There were no doubts in that regard and there was no request from the family for that specifically. No autopsy was done.”
Daramola added that the force welcomes the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps to investigate the incident.
He said, “First of all, we carried out a preliminary investigation to determine those who were involved, their level of involvement, interviewed witnesses and looked at the scene. That was our own first phase of investigation because it happened on the base.
“The air force has its own air police directorate where we have forensic and K9 investigators many of whom are trained in and out of the country. Some of them also trained in police institutions and there is a lot of collaboration between the Nigerian Air Force Air Police Wing and the Nigeria Police. Immediately it occurred, we involved the police.”
The spokesman also refuted claims that the car driver who knocked the deceased down was 36 years old.
He added that the suspect, Nehemiah Adejoh, which knocked down Arotile is 24 and not 34.
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