Abuja, Nigeria – Omo, Nigeria don burst the ground again as our own Flt. Lt. Kafayat Sanni, the first female fighter pilot wey we get, carry dem award come back from Ghana. This babe don show am say she no dey play. She just win Best Allied Student and Best Assistant Commandant Paper for the prestigious Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) for Accra. Na big achievement be that!
Dis matter wey happen on June 20, 2025, show say dem sabi her well, as top military big men and dignitaries from all over Africa come gather for the graduation ceremony. E be like say dem head dey swell for there when dem call her name! (You fit imagine the kind gisting wey go dey happen after that?).
Na flashback to 2019 when Kafayat first make headlines as the first woman to fly fighter jet for Nigeria after she complete her pilot training for United States. Since that time, she don dey fly Alpha Jet and Super Mushshak, dey train and mentor younger pilots. Na woman wey no just sit-down dey look, she dey take action!
According to Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the big man for Nigerian Air Force PR, Sanni’s achievements no be just for her alone. E dey reflect how Nigeria dey grow for regional defence and how we dey push for gender inclusion inside military. E mean say the Nigerian Air Force dey invest well for their pipo under the leadership of Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar.
Her success story dey inspire many women and girls wey dey look up to her. She dey show dem say with hard work and determination, nothing dey wey fit stop you. Omo, if Sanni fit do am, who wey gree say dem pipo no fit make e happen for their own life?
As we dey follow this story, make we just celebrate the sweet progress wey women dey make for all sectors. Kafayat Sanni no just bring home awards; she don open door for plenty pacesetters wey dey come behind her. Na this kind of gisting wey we like!
