The Director of Public Relations and Information of Nigeria’s Airforce, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said then that Garba’s “promotion demonstrates the commitment of the current NAF leadership in paying adequate attention to the empowerment of female personnel to realize their full potentials. Sanni’s feat comes barely a month after the Air Force had its first female Air Warrant Officer, Grace Garba who joined the Nigerian Air Force at age 20 as a member of the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 10 in 1986. Very determined and very excited to go back and fly fighters in her country as Stressful, strenuous course, but she has always stayed positive. Not all the fighter pilots have opportunity to fly the 150 million F-22 Raptor, the. The top position among best female fighter pilots are given to Lt. Sanni has a very bubbly personality and is was very positive throughout the whole entire training,” Martin said. Top 10 Best Female Fighter Pilots in the world 1. “I think she is going to perform that title well.
Student officer, said she’s excited to watch Sanni grow and thrive as the first Christy Martin, Columbus AFB international military But at every point in time, you just need to put in your best.”Ĭapt. For me, you can always attempt things and if they do not work out well fine. They should never look at anything that seems to want to overpower or overshadow them. “They should always strive to be the best and put in their efforts.
She has therefore admonished younger girls “never say no to opportunities.” I believe I could achieve it and I did,” she said. Not possible for me to actually fly the jet because there was no female thatĮver flew the jet. So, I did not think there was any reason for me to think that it is And I felt that everyone is not supposed to fold theirĪrms and watch what is happening in our country. Sanni said she’s always wanted to be a fighter pilot and “I was just lucky to be chosen.” Going to get there and play my part,” she said. So, I am also just going to join my male counterparts in the insurgency fightĪnd every other thing that [has been going on in our country. On the fronts and they are playing their part. Upbeat about the task ahead, Sanni told the Punch she is more than motivated to be in the front-line. It opposes the Westernization of Nigerian society and theĬoncentration of the wealth of the country among members of a small politicalĮlite, mainly in the Christian south of the country. “It is a privilege for me to be winged as the first female fighter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force,” Sanni would say after being decorated.Īlongside her male counterpart, Sanni awaits deployment soon to Nigeria’s North-East to join in the Boko Haram counter-insurgency operation and other internal security operations across the country.īoko Haram seeks the establishment of an Islamic state As Sanni embossed her name as the first female fighter pilot in the 55-year-history of the Nigerian Air Force, her colleague Tolulope Arotile also became the Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot.
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