Arsonist attack: Over 250 production staff out of work – TVC’s CEO Hanlon

Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Television Continental (TVC), Andrew Hanlon on Thursday said more than 250 production staff working in the building razed by arsonists, have been out of work since the incident occurred.

He spoke when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team, among which included the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mr. Gboyega Soyannwo, and Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, paid condolence visit to management of the burnt station.

Hanlon took the governor round the main auditorium, which was the hub of the TV station’s operation. It was completely razed.

The auditorium housed three main studios, three control rooms, three master control rooms and central transmission laboratory said to have been equipped with the modern communication gadgets worth millions of dollars.

All left in the building were charred materials.

The TV station boss also added that over 500 direct employees of the station had been struggling to work in temporary accommodation put up by the company.

Hanlon said: “After the rioters invaded our premises and set the place on fire, some buildings in the premises survived. But the main transmission building is completely destroyed and it was the hub of our operations. The rioters cast fear and terror in the hearts of our employees when they broke in last week’s Wednesday morning.

“People’s hard work and huge investment that went down into the TV station were destroyed in a period of about an hour. The incident was really traumatising for all of us. The rioters left immense devastation. The entire interior of the building was destroyed. This is all that is left of our bubbling building, which was a centrepiece. Thankfully, no member of staff died in the incident.”

Hanlon said the immediate priority before the management of the TV station was to ensure that all direct employees were looked after, stressing that the means of livelihood of thousands of indirect workers attached to the brand had been threatened.

He said efforts were being taken to return TVC back to its full operations, promising that the station would bounce back stronger than it was.

The Governor was also shown a wreck of burnt vehicles belonging to the station and employees.

HandmadeD:
Tell it to your boss. Because these casualties could've been avoided should they never allowed the dirty looking thugs to attack the peaceful protest at the early stage. Which was the Genesis of it all.

But they're paid free supporters clubs seems to have forgotten what happened

HandmadeD:
Tell it to your boss. Because these casualties could've been avoided should they never allowed the dirty looking thugs to attack the peaceful protest at the early stage. Which was the Genesis of it all.

But they're paid free supporters clubs seems to have forgotten what happened

Afamed:

Keep quiet, children of hate

helinues:


Cover your face with at least something...

Monjerk:
250 ke, na 1 million

How many is the total employee of tvc,

helinues:
Youths of NO Tomorrow have done it again

Rendering others jobless like they are

Afamed:

Keep quiet, children of hate

Okoroawusa:
Anyone directly or indirectly responsible for the destruction of Lagos and its infrastructure will never go unpunished.

In this life and next

Liposure:
Honestly, the anger and hate in the land is second to none. People just get enraged for no just reason out of blissful ignorance

helinues:
Youths of NO Tomorrow have done it again

Rendering others jobless like they are

BeLookingIDIOT:
I'm sure they have a large proportion of igbos amongst the employees,but yet they hate Tinubu and instigated the burning of TVC.

BeLookingIDIOT:
I'm sure they have a large proportion of igbos amongst the employees,but yet they hate Tinubu and instigated the burning of TVC.

HandmadeD:
Tell it to your boss. Because these casualties could've been avoided should they never allowed the dirty looking thugs to attack the peaceful protest at the early stage. Which was the Genesis of it all.

But they're paid free supporters clubs seems to have forgotten what happened