Isiokpo community in Ikwerre Local Government of Rivers State has said it will use its tradition to determine circumstances of the crash that killed the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe.
Wigwe alongside his wife, son and one other died in a chopper crash in the United States on Friday.
Speaking during a procession to begin eight-day mourning yesterday, King Blessing Wagor said Wigwe would not be buried outside Isiokpo, adding the community awaits his remains for traditional rites.
He said: “We must traditionally bury him. He cannot be buried outside Isiokpo. He must be buried here.
“Isiokpo must find a way to probe his death. We must get to the root of this thing. Isiokpo is an ancient city. We must go back to our traditional way and find out what killed Herbert Wigwe.
“If his death is natural. We will know. If it is from a human we will know.”
King Wagor described Wigwe as a special man to the community, saying he championed the development of Isiokpo.
He said: “Wigwe fulfilled promises he made to the community but lamented that the community was expecting actualisation of other life-changing promises before his death.
“Who will now complete the electricity project he initiated? Who will give us light?
“He is a special man to us. We are crying and mourning him. God knows everything. I won’t ask God why. We hand over everything to God. May God give us the mind to endure it.
“We relied on him. He came to develop Isiokpo. He was a wonderful person to us. He left legacies in the community. He cited a university here. He made promises. He promised us plenty things. We are in tears. The light project he promised us is ongoing. Who will give us light again? He has gone and we are in pain.”
