The co-founder of Access Bank and the founder, Wigwe University, Herbert Wigwe has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California, United States.
Wigwe was also the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank.
He was reportedly on board the chopper with his wife, Chizoba, son and three other passengers.
According to reports, the chopper which was carrying six people was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near boulder city, which is between Nevada and California on Friday night.
The US government confirmed all on board dead as no survivors have been located as of Saturday morning.
The group chairman of the Nigerian Export Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, is also said to have been on the Chopper.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration said that the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter crashed around 10:00 pm local time, near Nipton, California, an unincorporated community about 60 miles south of Las Vegas in eastern San Bernardino County.
According to Mara Rodriguez, a public information officer with the department, officials at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department were made aware of the downed aircraft at 10:12 pm, local time.
She added that the scene of the crash was determined to be east of Interstate 15, near Halloran Springs Road.
The New York Times has confirmed the incident but did not name the passengers.
No official statement has been issued on the incident.
