Wigwe: Ogunbanjo’s family sues company over helicopter crash

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Access Bank,Herbert Wigwe

The family of Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group who died in a California helicopter crash in February, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the US charter company Orbic Air on Wednesday.

Ogunbanjo was one of seven people killed in the February 9th crash near the Nevada border, which also claimed…

According to court documents filed in San Bernardino County, California, the Ogunbanjo family claims Orbic Air should have grounded the helicopter due to a “wintry mix” of snow and rain in the Mojave Desert where the crash occurred on Feb. 9, the Press-Enterprise reports. The lawsuit seeks a jury trial for Ogunbanjo’s burial expenses, funeral expenses, and other damages. Robb & Robb, the law firm representing Ogunbanjo’s family, previously represented Vanessa Bryant in her lawsuit following Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash in 2020.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.

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