‘My father didn’t sue his granddaughter over inheritance’ – Herbert Wigwe’s sister

Joyce Wigwe, the elder sister of the late former group managing director and CEO of Entry Financial institution, Herbert Wigwe, has addressed claims that their father, Shyngle Wigwe, filed a authorized motion towards his granddaughter, Tochi.

Tochi is the late Mr Wigwe’s second youngster and first daughter.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Wigwe, his spouse, Chizoba, and their son, Chizi, died in a helicopter crash in February 2024 close to the California-Nevada border in america (US). Six folks have been killed within the crash.

Just lately, a number of on-line platforms reported that Mr Wigwe’s 90-year-old father sued his granddaughter over her father’s belongings and is on the centre of an alleged dispute concerning the distribution of his late son’s property.

Again in October 2024, this newspaper additionally reported {that a} Lagos State Excessive Court docket Probate Registry issued an ultimatum to Christian Wigwe to elucidate his curiosity within the property of his cousin, the late Wigwe.

Christian, in an affidavit dated 7 October 2024 and filed on the Lagos State Excessive Court docket Probate Registry, accused Mr Wigwe’s accomplice, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, of assuming the position that belonged to the deceased’s father — Shyngle Wigwe.

Tochi vs Shyngle

Nevertheless, throughout an interview on TV360, an internet information channel in Lagos, Ms Wigwe dismissed the rumours that her father filed a lawsuit towards Tochi.

Within the interview posted on YouTube on Thursday, she described the rumours as deceptive and an try and tarnish her father’s and their household’s popularity.

Narrating what really transpired, Ms Wigwe said: “My father would by no means struggle his youngster. Should you have a look at our pleadings, we requested that Grandpa wish to work alongside his granddaughter to nurture and lift the youthful ones. It was by no means towards Tochi—it was about working together with her. Anybody who takes the time to learn our pleadings will see that we have been advocating for unity and cooperation with Tochi.

“Paul Usoro—the Chairman of Entry Financial institution and the lawyer representing Tochi, the kids, and others- utilized with the court docket to have Tochi be a part of the swimsuit. However why would we sue Tochi? She can not entry the paperwork regarding Entry Financial institution and Herbert’s property. These paperwork are with Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Paul Usoro, and Uche—that’s the reason they have been the defendants within the case.”

She emphasised that her father appealed for transparency and accountability in dealing with her late brother’s properties.

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Ms Wigwe additional said that her father assured Mr Aig-Imoukhuede, former managing director of Entry Financial institution Group, and others that they wanted to collaborate, promising that authorized motion would by no means be essential.

“Regardless of this, Paul Usoro filed an utility to hitch Tochi within the swimsuit and publicly unfold the narrative that my father was suing his granddaughter. That’s totally false.

“Neither my father nor any of us would ever sue our youngster. We love all our kids, and they’re shut to 1 one other. This narrative was a deliberate act of mischief by Paul Usoro”, she mentioned.