Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe Reportedly Dies in US Helicopter Crash

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has reportedly died in a helicopter crash in the United States.

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said in a statement that at least six people were onboard the Eurocopter EC130 chopper that crashed near the California-Nevada border at 10:00 p.m., on Friday (early Saturday in Nigeria).

There were no reports of survivors in the accident.

Also, it has not been ascertained if the banker’s wife and his son were among the victims of the crash.

Access Holding has not confirmed the incident.