Nigerian Bank CEO and Family Dead After Fiery Helicopter Crash in Mojave Desert

Six people were killed in the Mojave Desert late Friday after the helicopter they were aboard crashed and caught fire, authorities said. Among the dead was Herbert Wigwe, the chief executive of a prominent Nigerian bank, who was hailed as a “visionary leader.”

“His legacy of excellence and compassion will continue to inspire us all,” Access Bank officials wrote in a social media statement confirming his death.

Wigwe’s wife and son, as well as another businessman, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former chair of NGX Group, the Nigerian stock exchange, were also killed. Their deaths were confirmed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organization.

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