Faleye Olushola, Herbert Wigwe’s special assistant, unexpectedly escaped death on Friday night, February 9, in the ill-fated helicopter accident that killed his boss,, wife, and son.
Recall that the CEO of Access Holdings Plc, his wife, Chizoba, and son were killed when their helicopter crashed in California, USA.
They were on their way to Las Vegas when the fatal occurrence occurred near the Nevada-California border on Friday night, February 9, 2024.
Olushola, whose name appeared on the manifest, averted death by not boarding the ill-fated aircraft after opting to travel by road.
According to ThisDay, Olushola flew with Wigwe, his wife, son and former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), Abimbola Ogunbanjo from London, United Kingdom to Palm Spring, a city in California.
But on getting to Palm Spring, Olushola declined to board the ill-fated flight going to Boulder City in Nevada, insisting that he would not travel by helicopter at night due to the weather conditions.
He was said to have opted to travel to Boulder City by road and escaped the air dis@ster, that claimed the lives of four others.
