Late Herbert Wigwe’s special assistant, Faleye Olushola, escaped death after refusing to board the ill-fated chopper that crashed in California, USA,
claiming the life of his boss, wife and son on Friday.
According to the report, they were heading to Las Vegas when the tragic incident occurred near a border city between Nevada and California.
ThisDay reports that Olushola who 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, opted to travel to Boulder City by road when they arrived Palm Spring.
He insisted not to board the ill-fated flight to the next destination by helicopter at night due to the weather conditions.
He was said to have and escaped the air disaster, that claimed the lives of four others.