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The family of the late Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, has filed a suit against Orbic Air LLC helicopter, the charter company operating the flight which killed him.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Ogunbanjo’s wife and two children filed the suit in San Bernardino County Superior Court on Wednesday against Orbic Air and its Chief Executive Officer, Brady Bowers, alleging wrongful death and negligence.
It was revealed that the lawsuit was filed by Robb and Robb LLC, who represented Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, in her lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas in 2020, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and others.
The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and payment for Ogunbanjo’s burial and funeral expenses, as well as other damages.
One of the lawyers, who filed the lawsuit, Andrew C. Robb, told AP that the Ogunbanjo’s family was seeking “answers and accountability”.
“Helicopters do not do very well in snow and ice. This flight was entirely preventable, and we don’t know why they took off.”
Ogunbanjo was killed in a helicopter crash on February 9 in the US alongside the CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, Wigwe’s wife, Chizoba and their son, Chizzy, while on their way to Las Vegas to attend the Super Bowl.
