She
was commissioned as a Combat Flying Officer alongside 126 others who
finished the Direct Short Service Course 2010/2011 Cadets of the 325
Ground Training Group at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna.
Present
at the winging ceremony (badge decoration) was the then Chief of Air
Staff, Air Vice Marshal Mohammad Dikko Umar who described her training
as a ‘very laudable achievement‘.
She
was quite excited and proud to have made history and said: “It is very
uplifting and I feel very proud of myself though it has been very
challenging. Coming from the civil war and the civil mentality, the Air
Force has done a great job because it has changed our orientation. I
believe that all females have equal opportunity to dignify their rights
in whatever adventure they choose they can do.”
‘As
a first female pilot I would want to make a mark that would encourage
other females to join the military because I believe that all females
have equal opportunity to exercise their rights in whatever they choose
to do, I believe that all female Nigerians who choose to become pilots
can do it since I have done it.
This
is a remarkable achievement, one that should drive our ladies to know
and see themselves as been able to achieve the impossible and break the
so called glass ceiling in any sphere you find yourself
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