Again Nigeria's First Female Fighter Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni, Emerges As Best In Ghana's Military College

Nigeria’s first female fighter pilot, Flight Lieutenant Kafayat Sanni, has  again made history , after she emerged as the Best Allied Student and winner of the Best Assistant Commandant Paper at the prestigious Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Accra.

Flight Lieutenant Kafayat received the 

awards  on Friday, during the College’s graduation ceremony, attended by top military officials and dignitaries from across Africa.

Her impressive records first made headlines in 2019 when she was decorated as the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) first female fighter pilot after completing her pilot training in the United States.

Since then, she has flown the Alpha Jet as well as undertaken training sorties on the Super Mushshak as a prolific instructor pilot, producing and mentoring younger pilots for the NAF.

Her outstanding performance at GAFCSC not only symbolises personal excellence and resilience but also underscores Nigeria’s growing leadership in regional defence and commitment to gender inclusion in the armed forces.

The remarkable achievement further demonstrated the Nigerian Air Force’s strategic investment in human capital development under the visionary leadership of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar.