Atiku mourns first Nigerian female combat pilot, Arotile

A former Vice-President of Nigeria, who is still very much active in politics, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the sudden death of  Nigeria's first female combat pilot, Tolulope Arotile.

Mourning her death on twitter -- a platform the former VP has been using to pass messages accross to Nigerians, he wrote;

''Tolulope Arotile was an inspiration. She shattered the ceiling, and will always be our number 1. May she rest in the bosom of the Lord. And may the Almighty God grant the Arotile family and all her loved ones the comfort to bear this loss. -AA''