Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Africa International Television (AIT) and Raypower FM, has tested positive for COVID-19.
He reportedly tested positive to the virus alongside three of his children and five other relations, including the wife of his son.
According to a statement issued by the management of DAAR Communications on Friday, Chief Raymond Dokpesi jr had allegedly tested positive for the virus and had been admitted into an isolation centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
The test carried out on High Chief Dokpesi and his family members who tested positive for the virus was believed to be a result of the contacts they had with Dokpesi Jnr.
A report on AIT on Friday quoted High Chief Dokpesi as saying that he was feeling well before he got into the ambulance that conveyed him to the hospital. Contact tracing reportedly commenced immediately with his family members.
Members of the senior management and staff of DAAR Communications who had been in close contact with the company’s index case were also said to have been tested.
Checkout Magazine gathered and learnt that the headquarters of DAAR Communications at Kpaduma Hills in Asokoro, Abuja, had been decontaminated.
