The Nigerian Air Force says no no autopsy was carried out on Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile because the circumstances surrounding her death were clear.
The Spokesman for the NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, further expressed that the family of the deceased wanted to move on quickly and did not demand an autopsy.
Daramola said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily program on Friday.
He stated,
“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.
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“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.”
As per the aviation based armed forces, Arotile, who was Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, kicked the bucket at the NAF base, Kaduna, in the wake of being hit by a vehicle driven by her previous schoolmate with two others locally available.
Daramola said in opposition to claims by legal counselor, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), the individual that drove the vehicle, Nehemiah Adejoh, which thumped down Arotile was not 36 but rather 24 and was a lesser of the deceased in the Nigerian Air Force Secondary School.
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He said the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps were welcome to research the occurrence.
The NAF representative stated,
“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.”
Daramola said the case would be handed over to the police today.
