Founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and seven members of his family have tested positive for COVID-19.
The test results came three days after his son and chairman of DAAR Communications, Mr. Raymond Dokpesi Jnr., tested positive for the virus.
A statement on the website of African Independent Television (AIT), owned by DAAR Communications, said a test conducted by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the Dokpesi family came out positive for eight members of the family.
The statement said Chief Dokpesi and the affected family members had been evacuated by the NCDC to the isolation centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital Gwagwalada where his son had been receiving treatment.