By Frank Oshanugor
In apparent compliance with the rule of law and display of integrity, authorities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have officially handed over to the Nigeria Police the three suspects, Messrs Nehemiah Adejoh, Igbekele Folorunsho and Festus Gbayegun, involved in the incident that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile.
Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola in a press statement said the hand over took place on Friday.
Giving brief highlights during the handover at the NAF Base Kaduna, the Commander 453 Base Services Group (453 BSG), Group Captain Hadi Ahmed, was quoted as recalling how on 14th July 2020, at about 4.30pm, a KIA Serento SUV, with Registration Number AZ 478 MKA (Kaduna), driven by Mr Adejoh, with the two others as passengers, knocked down Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile when she was walking along Air Marshal Ibrahim Alfa Road in NAF Base Kaduna, leading to her eventual death.
Ahmed highlighted that the three persons involved in the accident, who were former schoolmates of the late Flying Officer at the Air Force Secondary School Kaduna, were on their way to visit the wife of a serving senior officer residing in the Base before the accident occurred.
Since NAF had done preliminary investigations into the incident, the Group Captain stated that the Air Force would continue to cooperate with the Nigeria Police and provide all necessary support to enable it carry forward the case to its logical conclusion.
It would be recalled that the NAF, during a Press Conference on 19 July 2020 to give details of the outcome of its preliminary investigations, had informed Nigerians that the three persons involved in the accident would be handed over to the Nigeria Police for further investigation and possible prosecution in line with extant laws.
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