Hadiza Lantana Oboh (1959–1998) was a Nigerian pilot. She was the first and only female pilot for Nigeria Airways.Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Celebrating ‘First Ladies’ of the professions , The Guardian, 23 March 2019. Accessed 16 May 2020. She was murdered on 8 February at her house, in a suspected robbery involving members of her domestic staff.Jo Daniel, The Tragic Story Of Captain Hadiza Lantana Oboh, Nigeria Airways’ First & Only Female Pilot, Information Nigeria, 20 June 2015. Accessed 16 May 2020.Late Hadiza Lantana Oboh: Ex-Nigerian Airways pilot murdered in cold blood , Nigerian Flight Deck, 11 September 2016. Accessed 16 May 2020.
Life Oboh had been flying for another airline for a couple of years before moving to work for Nigeria Airways.West Africa, 1989, p.1922 She started at Nigeria Airways as Flight Officer on a Boeing 737-200.
Death Hadiza Lantana Oboh was 39 years old when she was murdered. Police found her decomposed body in the septic tank at her house after arresting her gardener for attempting to sell items belonging to her. Several members of Oboh's domestic staff were accused of murder and released on bail. They disappeared, and later proved to have given false addresses.
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