https://punchng.com/wigwe-ranked-7th-in-32611-london-property-ownerships/ 

The late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has been linked to the ownership of 106 properties in London, United Kingdom, according to a report by The Londoner.

The report, titled Revealed: The billionaires who really own London, unveils the secret overseas owners of 32,000 real estate assets across the city. Wigwe was ranked seventh on the list, with 106 properties to his name.

The publication said it was able to uncover the owners because a “recent change in the law is forcing these foreign companies to register their real owners.”

According to the report, 32,611 properties in London are owned by overseas entities. It added that 2,224 of the city’s most expensive and recognisable properties were all registered by companies located in St Helier, Jersey, a British island that has become a notorious tax haven.

Ahead of Wigwe on the list are John Corless, Sarah Bard, Simon Reuben, Alexander Bard, Rit Thirakomen, and Wolfgang Peter Egger.

On February 9, 2024, Wigwe, his wife and son, as well as the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border. All six passengers on board were pronounced dead.

Since Wigwe’s passing, his family has reportedly been embroiled in litigation over his estate.

In February 2025, The Punch reported that Shyngle Wigwe, father of the late banker, and Christian Wigwe, his cousin, filed an appeal to challenge a ruling by the Lagos State High Court in the dispute over an estate belonging to Wigwe.`