Wigwe, wife, son’s bodies arrive Rivers for burial

The body of the former group chief executive officer of Access Holdings Plc Herbert Wigwe arrived his hometown Isiokpo, Rivers State on Friday for burial.

The remains of his wife Chizoba and son also arrived Isiokpo.

Officials of Ikwerre Local Government Council received the bodies.

Wigwe, wife and son and a former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died in a helicopter crash that occurred near a border town between California and Nevada in the United States on February 9.

The funeral rites for the Wigwe family commenced on Monday, March 4, 2024.

The wake will be held on Friday at the newly established Wigwe University, Isiokpo at 7pm.

The combined funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 9 at the redeemed Christian church of god (RCCG), Lion of Judah Parish, Isiokpo, at 10am. Private interment will follow immediately.