Nigeria Bank CEO Family Dies in Helicopter Crash in the US

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) X post

Herbert Wigwe (57), CEO of Access Bank Group, Nigeria's largest bank, along with his wife and son, died in a helicopter crash in California, USA.

According to foreign media on the 10th (local time), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Secretary-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from Nigeria, posted on her social media account X (formerly Twitter), "I am deeply saddened by the terrible news of losing Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and son in a helicopter crash. My condolences to the deceased."

According to Business Insider, Wigwe began his career at the international accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand Associates, managed portfolios of financial institutions and multinational corporations for over 10 years at Nigeria's Guaranty Trust Bank, and co-founded Access Bank Group.

According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in California, where the accident occurred, and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the helicopter crash happened just after 10 p.m. the previous night near the California-Nevada border in the Mojave Desert.

The Eurocopter EC 120 helicopter flying over the area crashed east of Highway 15, and all six people on board were confirmed dead.

Among the deceased were three members of the Wigwe family and another prominent Nigerian financier, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. Ogunbanjo served as the chairman of the Nigerian Stock Exchange National Council from 2017 to 2021. The identities of the other victims have not been disclosed.

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