By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
A year after the tragic passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, his 90-year-old father, Shyngle Wigwe, has reportedly taken legal action against his first daughter, Tochi Wigwe, over inheritance matters.
Last October, reports emerged suggesting that Pastor Shyngle Wigwe’s family had a hidden interest in the late banker’s children’s inheritance and allegedly attempted to alter his will to disinherit them. However, the family strongly denied these allegations.
Subsequently, a legal challenge to Herbert Wigwe’s will surfaced online. The caveat was reportedly filed by Christian Chukwuka Wigwe, who identified himself as a cousin of the deceased, acting on behalf of Pastor Shyngle Wigwe.
The filing of the caveat filed at the Probate Registry challenging the distribution of the late banker’s Estate as contained in his will forced the family, especially its patriarch, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, to retract their earlier denials, which subsequently turned into statements like “we have withdrawn the suit. Our concern was the welfare of the children.”
While the court ruling reported by the media today showed that the family lied about withdrawing the suit challenging the distribution of the late banker’s Estate, joining the 26-year-old Miss Otutochi Channel Wigwe, late Herbert Wigwe’s daughter, in a suit involving Uche Wigwe and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
However, the court has safeguarded the children from the Wigwe family’s claims by ruling that Pastor Shyngle Wigwe and Christian Chukwuka Wigwe are “not entitled to seek the reliefs” presented before it.
Recall that 57-year-old Herbert Wigwe was among six people who lost their lives on February 9, 2024, when the Eurocopter EC130 they were traveling in crashed near Nipton, California. The tragic incident also claimed the lives of his wife, Doreen Chizoba Wigwe, his 29-year-old son, Chizi Wigwe, former Nigerian Exchange Group Plc Chairman, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and two crew members.
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The post triggered massive reactions as social media users shared their thoughts via the comment section. Some reactions are shown below:
I’m gcefoodsnevents said, “As in, grandpa n granddaughter just wow.”
gee_prince1 said, “Entrusting assets worths millions of dollars in a young lady can wipe the entire asset from wigwe family name bcos she can get played by her boyfriend, and when she marries what next? She will change her name and the husband will definitely convert most assets name to his name, good move.”
obieze_wire said, “As a man this life enjoy yourself to the fullest.”
parzkhal said, “Something wey we no go carry go🥲 We stiII dey run sites o🛜🔌.”
big_debby_001 said, “But this man is too old for that now , Abeg nothing concern me self .