Matankari Deedee, the fiancée of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilot, Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu, who died in the aircraft crash in Kaduna on Tuesday, has penned quite an emotional tribute to her man.
Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu who recently graduated from the Nigerian Defence Academy and his colleague, Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Muhammed Alkali, died in the Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crash within the NAF base in Kaduna, while on a training mission on Tuesday, April 19.
Taking to her Facebook page, Matankari in the tribute to her man noted that she’s proud of him.
“My baby lives. Haruna Elijah Karatu, The spirit of just men made perfect. You have joined my cloud of witnesses. The sovereignty of God. We obey. We follow. I’m proud of you. This pic suddenly holds a different kind of significance. Dine with the angels till we meet again at his feet”. She wrote.
Meanwhile, the late officer’s uncle, Alhaji Sule Dauda, told BBC News Pidgin that before the tragic incident, they recently had a discussion about his marriage plans.
“Just recently we discussed his marriage plans. Even though we haven’t set the date, we have met with the girl’s family and they have accepted but God has plan for everything. Dauda said.
