Nigeria’s First Female Fighter Pilot Wins Big in Ghana, Vows to Keep Strengthening Nigeria’s Air Power
Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni, Nigeria’s trailblazing first female fighter pilot, has once again soared to new heights—this time earning prestigious awards at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) in Accra. Sanni was honoured as the Best Allied Student and also received the Best Assistant Commandant Paper award during the College’s graduation ceremony held on Friday. The event attracted top military brass and dignitaries from across Africa. The recognition was made public through a statement released on Saturday in Abuja by the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame. Kafayat Sanni first made national headlines in 2019 when she became the first woman in Nigeria’s history to be decorated as a combat fighter pilot, having completed rigorous flight training in the United States. Since then, she has flown combat missions on the Alpha Jet and carried out advanced training on the Super Mushshak aircra...
