He died in a helicopter crash on 9 February 2024 in the United States on his way to attend the Sunday's Super Bowl LVIII championship in Las Vegas.[11] The biennial event is Access Bank's response to a global call for corporate involvement in resolving the major challenges facing humanity.[12] At the 2015 edition, Wigwe hosted global leaders such as Steve Wozniak, N. R. Narayana Murthy, José María Figueres, Muhammad Yunus to discuss the theme "Leading in a Transformational World – The Imperative of Innovation".[13][14] Wigwe, Access Bank and UNICEF collaborated to offer support to vulnerable children, orphans, and internally displaced persons in the northern part of Nigeria.[16] In February 2017, he was named co-chair of Nigerian Business Coalition against AIDS,[17] a private sector initiative to help eradicate HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and support people living with the condition.The passengers were on their way from Palm Springs International Airport to Boulder City, Nevada on a charter flight operated by Orbic Air to attend the Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.