THE co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Friday.
Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former president of the Nigerian stock exchange were all killed in the crash. President Bola Tinubu described the death of Mr Wigwe as an “overwhelming tragedy”.
Investigators are scouring the site in southern Californian desert to determine the cause of the crash. The chartered helicopter was going from Palm Springs to Boulder City in Nevada when it went down about 96km from Las Vegas. – bbc.com