The first female pilot of the Nigeria Customs Service, Nafisat Balogun, has secured a commercial multi-engine pilot licence in the United States of America.
The NCS spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
Maiwada said that following the feat, the Superintendent of Customs was honoured at a ceremony organised by the Nigeria Customs Technical Hangar Service recently.
He said Balogun’s achievement marked a historic milestone as she became the first female pilot in the NCS, a field dominated by men.
He described her resilience, discipline and determination as a motivation for officers to strive for success and leverage new opportunities within the service.
Speaking at the celebration, the Managing Director of the Customs Technical Hangar Service, Captain Kuhi Mbaya, described Balogun’s journey as inspiring and transformative.
Mbaya described her achievement as a source of pride for the service, noting that the officer rose from being a cabin attendant to a fully-fledged commercial pilot.