FIRE RAZE DOWN GOLD FM ILESA, OSUN STATE
BY NDIFREKE JACOB.
The Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Gold FM, Ilesa,, Osun State has been razed down by fire.
Factsreporter gathered that the station which was commissioned by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in 2003 was totally razed down by fire which broke out on Saturday about 5pm, during the evening transmission destroying equipment worth millions of naira.
According to reports from NTA International, it took the intervention of indigenes of the area and effort of the Osun State Fire Service in Ilesa to put out the fire which had destroyed sensitive places like the live and recording studios, engineering, programmes, marketing, Accounts and administrative departments of the station.
Ronke Olaitan, a staff of the station while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the cause of the inferno is uncertain.
However, the Divisional Police Officer, Ayeso who was on ground at the time of the incident with his men offered necessary help and support.
The Chairman, Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Gold FM, Mr Isaac Haastrup, said it was an unfortunate incident.
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