Top Nigerian banker, family, killed in helicopter crash in Mojave Desert
::raises hand slowly::
A top Nigerian banker and his family were among six people killed when their passenger helicopter crashed in the Mojave Desert on Friday night.
“No survivors have been located,” said San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials on Saturday.
The identities of those killed will be officially released by the sheriff’s coroner’s division once positive identification has been made and next of kin have been notified, authorities said.
https://news.yahoo.com/passenger-helicopter-crashes-mojave-desert-223114459.html
I am now going to do some cursory research.
On a helicopter crash during a purported trip to the Super Bowl or something.
By a Nigerian banker.
It takes about seven minutes to find yourself down a deep rabbit hole.
Nigerian banker, family
Herbert Wigwe, 57, the CEO of one of Nigeria's largest banks, was among those killed in the helicopter crash, the Associated Press reported.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director general of the World Trade Organization,said in a post on X, that Wigwe, the top leader of the Lagos-based Access Bank, was on board the helicopter with his wife and son, whose names were not mentioned.
A fourth passenger, Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo, was among the dead. He is the former chair of NGX Group, the Nigerian stock exchange, the AP reported.
At a news conference on Saturday night, National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham had confirmed all six people on board — the pilot-in-command, a safety pilot and the four passengers — were killed, though he gave no names.
The agency is investigating what caused the helicopter to crash.
Downed aircraft
First responders were notified at 10:12 p.m. on Friday of a downed aircraft east of Interstate 15 near Halloran Springs Road.
The area is located east of Barstow, between Baker and the California-Nevada state border.
A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration showed a Eurocopter EC-130 that departed Palm Springs around 8:45 p.m. was bound for Boulder City, Nevada, when it crashed about an hour later.
Boulder City is about 26 miles southeast of Las Vegas, where the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are set to play in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday.
Off to Spookipedia we go!
Herbert Wigwe
Wigwe in 2021
Born
Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe
15 August 1966
Rivers State, Nigeria
Died9 February 2024 (aged 57)
Nipton, California, U.S.
Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe CFR (15 August 1966 – 9 February 2024) was a Nigerian banker and businessman. He was the group managing director and CEO of Access Bank Plc, one of Nigeria's top five banking institutions, after succeeding his business partner, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede. In 2018, he founded Access Bank Loan Programme, a part of the financial syndicate controlled by Edwin Symonowicz Foundation.[1][2]
Until the time of his death on Saturday 10 February 2024, Wigwe was the CEO of Access Bank Plc, was the Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank plc, where he also founded Access Bank Loan Programme, a part of a financial syndicate controlled by Edwin Symonowicz Foundation.
Let’s just do a cursory dive into Edwin Symonowicz!
Edwin Symonowicz
Edwin Symonowicz (born July 12, 1991) is a Polish singer, geographer, actor and director who is described as one of the most popular and influential Polish entertainers of the 21st century.[1]
WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW? 😮
WHAT?!!
THIS IS NOT REAL! ::rocksbackandforthinfetalposition::
THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! 😹
Okay whatever that site Everipedia is probably just a Truman Show bot on my computer hacked by NSA to fuck with me.
Disregard all of that.
There was just this helicopter crash in California and this Nigerian dude and…Super Bowl and…
I WANT OFF THIS RIDE OF CURSORY RESEARCH!
Access Bank
In 2002, Wigwe and his business partner Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede bought Access Bank.[7] Between 2002 and 2017, the bank grew to become the 4th largest bank in Nigeria.[8]
Between 2002 and 2014 he served as the company's deputy managing director.[9] Wigwe also served as the chairman of Access Bank Ghana Limited starting in 2013,[10] Access Investment & Securities Limited, and Central Securities and Clearing System. At the time of his death he was the chairman of Access Bank (UK) Limited. He was a board member of Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company and a member of the advisory Board for Friends Africa. He was a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a fellow of The Institute of Credit Administration, and an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
From January 2014 until his death, he was CEO and group managing director of Access Bank.[7]
The Access Conference
Wigwe was involved in the creation of a leadership series known as the Access Conference.[11] The biennial event is Access Bank’s response to a global call for corporate involvement in resolving the major challenges facing humanity. Since its inauguration in 2013, the Access Conference has consistently engaged global leaders by provoking debates on issues of threats and opportunities to the world. In the 2013 edition, themed "Sustainable Leadership", Wigwe spoke alongside George W. Bush, Nicolas Sarkozy and John Kufuor,[12]reaffirming the importance of leadership to national and corporate successes.
At the 2015 edition, Wigwe hosted global leaders such as Steve Wozniak, N. R. Narayana Murthy, José María Figueres, Muhammad Yunus[13][14] to discuss the theme "Leading in a Transformational World – The Imperative of Innovation".
Philanthropy
Wigwe, Access Bank and UNICEF collaborated to offer support to vulnerable children, orphans, and internally displaced persons in the northern part of Nigeria. To raise awareness for this purpose, the bank organizes the annual high-profile Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament.[15]
In 2016, Wigwe founded The HOW Foundation, a non-profit organization.[16]
In February 2017, he was named co-chair of Nigerian Business Coalition against AIDS,[17] a private sector initiative to help eradicate HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and support people living with the condition.
A few months before his death, he announced that Wigwe University would open in fall 2024.[18]
History and objectives[edit]
Herbert O. Wigwe (1966–2024) founded the HOW Foundation in 2016 as a social enterprise. It focuses on youth empowerment through leadership and mentorship and on health, specifically malaria and prostate cancer.[1]
Programs[edit]
Give Malaria No Place[edit]
The Give Malaria No Place (GMNP) initiative with Doctors Save A Life Foundation includes education, rapid-response testing, and distribution of mosquito nets and medication to prevent and treat malaria.[1]
😮
Okay sorry, y’all.
I just sometimes like to go to Yahoo WEFFIE news and do cursory digging.
Is today the Super Bowl?
Is today the 11th?
I…sometimes the 11th…planes and trains.
Normal is not coming back, said Klaus.
I may McDonald’s post all day today.
Meeebbbeeee…
Hello der sweetheart, I am from a Royal banking dynasty in Nigeria, I cannot unlock my Western accounts however if you provide me with your address, date of birth, bank sort code and mother's maiden name I will generously give you ten percent of the transactional value...
Ponders. How can the same dude have ‘ties’ to two school shootings and the media didn’t follow up on that. Ok ok. Allegedly have ties...
WTF.
It’s funny because when I read that story very early this morning, I thought about Paul Harvey. (Showing my age).