The Wall Street Journal

Nigerian Bank Executive Among Six Killed in California Helicopter Crash

Six people, including a prominent Nigerian banker, died in a helicopter crash in California’s Mojave Desert, officials said. Two crew members and four passengers on board the helicopter were fatally injured, said Michael Graham, of the National Transportation Safety Board, during a news briefing Saturday evening. Herbert Wigwe, whom the bank referred to as group chief executive officer of Nigeria’s Access Holdings, was among those who died, the bank confirmed.