Mr Wigwe, his wife Chizoba and son Chizi were part of the six people who died 10 February following a chopper crash in California in the United States.
While giving details of the incident at a press briefing in Barstow, California, the National Transportation Safety Board member, Michael Graham, along with investigator Aaron Sours, confirmed that all six individuals on board the helicopter were fatally injured in the crash.“As far as we know, from what was reported from witnesses that there was fire when the aircraft did contact the terrain,” the official said.
In his post, President Bola Tinubu described Mr Wigwe as a distinguished banker, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent governmentFor continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
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