Aircraft Woman (ACW) Oladipupo S.A (Photo credit: Daily Trust)The Nigerian Air Force has detained a personnel, Aircraft Man (ACM), Kalu B.A serving at NAF base,  Makurdi over the killing of his girlfriend, Aircraft Woman (ACW) Oladipupo S.A  in the early hours of Sunday.

Reports indicated that Kalu shot dead the female officer over suspicion that she was cheating on him.

Abuja based Daily Trust reports that Kalu shot his girlfriend in the early hours of yesterday at their quarters in the base when he allegedly caught her with another man said to be a civilian.

Attempt by the Air Force officer to shoot the civilian he caught his girlfriend with however failed due to the malfunctioning of his gun, according to the report. The yet-to-be identified lover was reported to have escaped and raised the alarm which attracted other soldiers in the neighbourhood to the scene.

While confirming the incident, the Command Public Relations Officer, Wing Commander Emmanuel Iheoma said:  “ACM, Kalu B.A shot an Air Woman, Oladipupo at 6.06am this morning (yesterday). She was taken to 161 NAF hospital located in the base and was later referred to the Benue State Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi where she died. Her corpse has been deposited at the NAF hospital mortuary while the accused, Kalu has been arrested and detained at Air Provost Squadron.”