Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Mr Herbert Wigwe, is feared to have been killed in a helicopter crash in California, the United States.
Wigwe is believed to have died along side with his wife, son and three others in a chopper that crashed landed.
The others feared killed include the group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) Abimbola Ogunbanjo and Wigwe’s son.
The unfortunate incident took place on Saturday, February, 10, 2024 in California near the Nevada border in the United States.
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.
Efforts to get comments on the development from Access Holdings proved abortive as of the time of filing this report
The Head of Media Relations at Access Holdings, Kunle Aderinokun, and some members of the media team did not take their calls or respond to messages.
However, Rivers State Government has confirmed the development.
Wigwe hailed from Rivers State.
When contacted by Imoedge correspondent, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, confirmed the incident, describing it as shocking.
Johnson, who spoke to our correspondent on the telephone on Saturday night, described the development as a big loss.
“His (Wigwe’s) death is confirmed. It is a big loss to every sector. And not just himself, with his wife and son. It is very painful, ” the commissioner said.
Johnson said the state government would issue an official statement later.
