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UPDATED: Access Bank boss Herbert Wigwe and wife die in helicopter crash in U.S. 

 

A chopper transporting Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Holdings, has crashed, killing him as well as about five others in California, United States.

 

Sources said the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night.

 

The US government confirmed all on board dead.

 

It was gathered that Wigwe left Lagos on Wednesday, February 7 to watch the Super Bowl 58, an American football competition.

 

The Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the U.S., will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

 

“Wigwe’s wife and two kids also died in the crash. He left Lagos on Wednesday to watch the U.S. Super Bowl. 

 

“One Bimbo Ogunbanjo was also on the flight. Bimbo Ogunbanjo is the son of businessman, Chris Ogunbanjo,” Sahara Reporters quoted a source.