Tragedy hit Nigeria’s banking industry on Saturday, following news of the death of
the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter crash.
Wigwe was said to have died following a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border in the United States (U.S.) on Friday night
Wigwe, his wife and son were in the helicopter when it crashed in California near the Nevada border, as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group).
It was learned that six passengers were onboard. No survivor has been found so far.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashed around 10 p.m. local time near Nipton, California, an unincorporated community about 60 miles south of Las Vegas in eastern San Bernardino County.