Details have emerged on how the personal assistant to the late group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc Herbert Wigwe, Olusola Faleye escaped the ill-fated helicopter crash that led to the death of his boss.
Top Society reports that Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, first son Chizi, and former group chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo; died in a helicopter crash on February 9, 2024.
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The Airbus EC130 helicopter which was headed for Boulder City, went down near Halloran Springs In California after taking off from Palm Springs Airport.
A total of six persons onboard the aircraft died.
Some online platforms had earlier alleged that Faleye refused to join his boss in the helicopter, citing stormy weather.
However, media mogul Dele Momodu via his Instagram page shared an account of what presumbly transpired believed to be from sources close to Faleye, a native of Ipoti Ekiti in Ekiti State.
The post read,
“…I want to use this medium to let everyone know the truth which was contrary to what the media reported.
“Sola never disobeyed his boss, he never rejected to travel with the chopper, he never complained about the weather, he never offered to use another means to travel, his name was on the chopper’s manifest, meaning he was to go with the chopper, however, they had a lot of luggage packed in a van which was to be used at their final destinations.
“The bags and baggage could not fit into the chopper, they resorted to the driver of the van to drive 5 hours with the van to Nevada, their last destination.
“At this point, Sola offered to ride with the van to be able to watch over the driver and their luggages and the boss consented to the request. That was how it was before the unfortunate incident.”
Wigwe left behind three children and aged parents.
