Top Nigerian Banker Killed in California Helicopter Crash
- Former Nigeria Stock Exchange president also dead in accident
- FAA says aircraft went down outside Mojave National Preserve
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Access Bank, Nigeria’s biggest lender by assets, confirmed the death of its co-founder and chief executive after a helicopter he was flying in crashed late Friday in the California desert.
Herbert Wigwe, 57, died alongside his wife and son, the bank said in a statement released on Sunday. His death was mourned by Nigerians led by President Bola Tinubu and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization.