Nigeria@60: Airforce launches comic book in honour of late Tolulope Arotile

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Nigeria@60: Airforce launches comic book in honour of late Tolulope Arotile

The Nigerian Air Force has launched a comic book titled ‘Girls Can Fly’ in honour of late flying officer, Tolulope Arotile.

Arotile, Nigeria’s first-ever female combat helicopter pilot died in an accident on July 14, 2020, in Kaduna State at the age of 24.

The Heroes Comic Series was launched on Friday by the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar at an event organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports in partnership with ‘I Choose Life Foundation.’

The comic book for children between ages 3-13 is written to serve as a source of encouragement to young Nigerians to make choices that will benefit them and the nation.

It is also aimed to be a source of inspiration to the girl-child.

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 is 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.