The Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State stands still today, March 9 for the final funeral rites of the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, late Hebert Wigwe, Wife, Chigozie and son, Chizi.
Dignitaries, guests, and numerous mourners have begun arriving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Isiokpo, for the funeral service.
The state commissioner of police, Olatunji Disu, led security men to the venue.
Also, members of the clergy, traditional rulers from the Omoeke, Wigwe’s hometown and monarchs from Isiokpo, in general, are already seated.
Meanwhile, there is a security beef-up within Isiokpo and its surroundings.
Family members and friends attended the Christian wake organised in honour of the deceased in the community on Friday.
Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash that occurred near a border town between California and Nevada, United States.