Herbert Wigwe: Nigerian bank chief killed in US helicopter crash - BBC News

The head of Nigeria's largest bank has been killed when a helicopter he was flying in crashed in California desert.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Herbert Wigwe was widely seen as an industry leaderBy Lipika PelhamBBC NewsThe co-founder of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria, was among six people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Friday.

Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former president of the Nigerian stock exchange were all killed in the crash.

President Bola Tinubu described the death of Mr Wigwe as an "overwhelming tragedy".

Investigators are scouring the site in southern Californian desert to determine the cause of the crash.

The chartered helicopter was on its way from from Palm Springs to Boulder City in Nevada when it went down about 96km (60 miles) from Las Vegas.

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