Herbert Wigwe’s Estate: Inside The Court Ruling That Favoured Late Banker’s 26-Years-Old Daughter
Lagos State High Court, presided over by Justice A.O. Adeyemi, has ruled in favour of Miss Otutochi Channel Wigwe, the 26-years-old daughter of later former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe.
Also favoured by the ruling that has to do with Herbert Wigwe’s Estate were Uche Wigwe and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
The estate of the former banker, who lost his life alongside his wife, Chizoba, son, Chizzy and a close friend, Abimbola Ogunbanjo in a helicopter crash on February 9, 2024, became a subject of litigation few months into his demise.
They were heading to Las Vegas when the unfortunate incident happened near Nevada and California
The judgement giving Otutochi Wigwe, Uche Wigwe and Aig-Imoukhuede a relief of sort was delivered on February 6, 2025.
The presiding judge in his ruling threw out the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the deceased former bank chief. And further insisted that all issues raised and claims by the applicants are unsustainable.
The action, filled by Emeka Wigwe – with suit number ID/7735FPM/2024 – against Access Bank plc, Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd, and United Securities Ltd also had Uche Wigwe, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, and Miss Otutochi Channel Wigwe as defendants.
Interestingly, all the claimants’ prayers were outrightly dismissed.
According to a report by Thisday Newspaper, the claimants sought “for the appointment of Otutochi Wigwe, Uche Wigwe, Shyngle Wigwe, and two professionals – Zedra Trust Company (Isle of Man), a subsidiary of Zedra Corporate Solutions UK Limited (International Professional), and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Limited (Local Professional) – as interim administrators of Herbert Wigwe’s estate, pending the resolution of the substantive suit”.
They went further to request for “an order placing Wigwe’s minor children (Chituru David Wigwe, Wegu & Hannah Wigwe, and Okachi Great Wigwe) under the joint guardianship of Otutochi Wigwe, Uche Wigwe, Emeka Wigwe, Shyngle Wigwe, and the two professionals, with Shyngle Wigwe overseeing their welfare”.
Also prayed for was “an order authorising interim administrators to ensure the maintenance and welfare of Herbert Wigwe’s dependents, liaise with third parties regarding financial or property interests, submit monthly reports to the court, and obtain full disclosure from Access Bank Plc, Coronation Merchant Bank Ltd, and United Securities Ltd regarding shares or financial interests held on behalf of the deceased.”
The aforementioned requests among others were turned down by the court.
