Herbert Wigwe: Multiple tragedies as Access Bank Boss, Son, Wife, Others die in Chopper Crash in US

Hamilton Nwosa
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A chopper transporting Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Holdings, has crashed, killing him as well as about five others in California, United States. Among those on board  the crashed chopper are his wife, his son and the chairman of  Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo

Sources said the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night. Six passengers were on-board and there was no survivor till this moment. This has been described as multiple tragedies!

The US government confirmed all on board dead.

More details soon…

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