Nigeria, May 7 -- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported that the helicopter crash, which resulted in the death of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife, son, and other crew members over a year ago, was probably caused by "pilot disorientation" and deficiencies in safety protocols by the operating company.

On 9 February 2024, an Airbus helicopter with registration number EC 130B4, crashed near Halloran Springs, California. The two pilots and four passengers, which included Mr Wigwe, his wife Doreen, their first son, Chizi; and the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), Abimbola Ogunbanjo, were killed in the ill-fated aircraft. ...