The Gate House, a constructing inside the premises of DAAR Communications — homeowners of African Independent Television (AIT) and RayPower FM — is presently being demolished, SaharaReporters. According to a employees member of AIT, the demolition of the constructing was being dealt with by officers of the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority, FCDA.
“It is true {that a} demolition is occurring however it’s the Gate House for the safety officers, and it’s a little away from the primary constructing,” stated the AIT official who requested to not be named. “Yes, it’s an AIT property however the good factor is, it isn’t an operational constructing, so its demolition won’t have an effect on the core of what AIT does”. Raymond Dokpesi, founder of DAAR Communications, is standing trial for alleged involvement within the diversion of N2.1 billion safety funds by Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA). He was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, final month on his return from medical remedy on the American Hospital, Dubai, with AIT quoting an immigration officer as saying Dokpesi is on the Federal Government’s safety watch checklist, and that there have been directions from above to arrest him on arrival. Dokpesi subsequently hosted a question-and-answer session on the arrest, throughout which he spoke on what transpired when he was questioned on the NIS, and confirmed that there have been “altercations and tempers went very high
