Fire Guts Dokpesi’s AIT, Raypower In Kano

THE Kano office of DAAR Communications Plc, owner of AIT/Raypower,  was, on Friday, gutted by fire, with equipment worth millions of naira destroyed.

The conflagration, which lasted for over three hours, however,  claimed no life and nobody was injured while it lasted.

Head of AIT in Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Addy, who described the incident as sad and pathetic, said the fire started around 8.20a.m when the station was on transmission, saying “we just saw smoke from our studio, but it only affected the office at the sixth floor of the building.”

According to him, the incident was unfortunate, especially as political activities were gaining momentum all over the country,  saying  that the station will bounce back with more determination to please its numerous listeners and viewers in no time.

“We, however, thank God that this fire did not kill anybody and nobody was injured,” he stated.

Speaking during his sympathy call to the station, the former governor of Kano State, Senator Kabir Gaya, described the incident as unfortunate.

“We have been enjoying the programmes of AIT in Kano State and have benefitted a lot from the coverage that AIT is giving to us,” the senator stated.

Gaya, a member of the All Nigeria peoples Party (ANPP) in the National Assembly,  said “I commiserate with the leaders of the corporation for the loss and I want to tell the manager that every disappointment is a blessing,” praying Allah to give multiple blessing to the station.

“We, however, wish this incident will not deter you from re-establishing another station,” Gaya said.

He appealled to the management of the media outfit not to delay in coming back on air even through a mobile station pending the time repairs  are carried out.

Posted: at 30-10-2010 12:29 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

2bad

Posted: at 30-10-2010 02:40 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na waaaao.

Posted: at 30-10-2010 03:59 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

Too bad, but thank God for no life lost.
Please advise these corporate business mogul to learn from past experience and be proactive by reducing cost of incident through installation of smoke and fire detectors in their facilities. Smoke and fire detector is very cheap compare to cost of material and facility damages incured in such incident and with smoke or fire detector theier could only be fire incident if somebody somewhere is not doing his/her work.
Please let's learn to be proactive always instead of beeing reactive.
God be with the management and staff of DAAR communications.

Posted: at 30-10-2010 05:32 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

he should run to babangida for assistance as his campaign manager

Posted: at 30-10-2010 06:20 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming

what was the causes of the fire

Posted: at 30-10-2010 09:23 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

Chief or High Chief Dokpesi, I salute o! Oga go check urself well o., the other time fire for Lagos studio, now Kano studio and all the cause, we no dey know, make u ma no come catch fire o.  Abi na di IBB campaign wey u dey manage dey cause am because IBB go remain for fire after death

Posted: at 1-11-2010 06:47 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

same old story

Posted: at 1-11-2010 10:02 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Its a pity.

Posted: at 1-11-2010 01:13 PM (13 years ago) | Newbie

hnmm

Posted: at 1-11-2010 02:17 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming