Access Bank Loses CEO, Herbert Wigwe, Wife and Son in a Fatal Helicopter Crash
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, is feared dead.
Wigwe was reported to have died following a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America, The Will reports.
There are also reports that his wife and son were also onboard the ill-fated helicopter.
New York Times reports that no survivors have been located as of Saturday morning, the authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said that the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashed at around 10 p.m. local time near Nipton, Calif, an unincorporated community about 60 miles south of Las Vegas in eastern San Bernardino County.
It was unclear on Saturday morning where the helicopter departed from and where it was headed.
He was married to Chizoba Wigwe (née Nwuba) and had 4 children: Chizi, Tochi, Hannah and David. He hailed from Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, but lived and worked in Lagos.
In January 2015, He was described him as “one of Nigeria’s stylish top executives”.