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Newsone had reported earlier that an ace broadcast journalist and communication expert, Jika Attoh is dead. The late broadcast journalist died in the late hours of Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at POSH hospital, New Haven in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria.
This online news platform understands that the late Onitsha-born broadcaster became famous with the establishment of the defunct Cosmo FM radio Station owned by former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. Parading an array of respected presenters, Cosmo FM Enugu became a leading brand not only in the South East but in Nigeria as a whole.
It also became the first radio Station to run 24-hour services East of the Niger.
Jika Attoh’s stint at the state-owned Enugu State Broadcasting Service made the radio and television station a darling of the audience in the new millennium as he turned it around and improved its programming and service delivery.
Newsone Nigeria reports that until his death, which has also been confirmed by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Enugu Chapter, Jika Attoh was a tutor at West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy (WABMA).
Jika Attoh is dead: Jika Attoh cause of death:
Although Jika Attoh cause of death is still sketchy at the time of filing this report, the death of Jika Attoh was announced by one of his siblings who shared the news with close allies of the deceased foremost broadcaster.
Jika who at the time of his death was reportedly separated from his wife, with whom they have three kids, battled an unknown illness till he eventually died on Wednesday evening at POSH Hospital, New Haven in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria.
The late broadcaster made his fame from the popular Kakaki flagship program on African Independent Television (AIT) owned by the legendary Dr. Raymond Dokpesi who is now late.
He furthered his conquest of the broadcast industry with his debut at the defunct Cosmo FM then owned by former Governor, Chimaraoke Nnamani.
Jika Attoh Biography: Jika Attoh Profile
Jika Attoh specialized in Broadcast training and management. He was a former news anchor at CHANNELS Television, Lagos, and a former anchor at KAAKAKI – an award-winning Television interview program.
He was a Journalism trainer for the BBC World Service Trust (BBC MediaAction) in the EU-sponsored Nigerian Budget Monitoring Project /www.budgetmonitoringng.org/; and a Consultant Media Trainer for ENABLE in Nigeria.
Jika Attoh Career
The late Jika has a wide range of experience as:
Member, Board of Directors, West Africa Democracy Radio, Dakar Senegal
Deputy and Managing Director, Enugu State Broadcasting Service Radio & Television
Executive Director, Lagoni Broadcast System
CEO, BLAZE 91.5 FM, Anambra
CEO, 105.5 COSMO FM, Enugu
He is an alumnus of the universities of, Ife, Lagos (Nigeria), and Oxford (England).
Jika Attoh Net Worth:
Jika Attoh net worth is not known at the moment.
Academy mourns ace broadcaster, Jika Attoh:
The West Africa Broadcast and Media Academy has expressed sorrow over the passing of its Executive Director and ace broadcaster, Nkemjika Attoh, who died on Wednesday in Enugu State.
The Academy, in a statement on Thursday by its Registrar, Joseph Obari, described the Attoh’s death as a colossal loss.
According to the statement, the Chairman, WABMA, Kevin Ejofor, noted that Attoh’s failing health in the past one year did not deter him from pursuing his passion of enhancing development journalism in Nigeria until the last weeks of his life.
The statement read, “This is a huge loss to us at WABMA where Jika spent the last years of his life deepening media professionalism. It is a loss that we share with the entire media landscape in Nigeria where this news has sent shockwaves. Our prayers accompany our dear friend and colleague as he journeys on to the great beyond.
“Attoh’s failing health in the past one year did not deter him from pursuing his passion of enhancing development journalism in Nigeria until the very last weeks of his life.
“He was the firebrand professional anchor of the Africa Independent Television’s flagship breakfast show, KAAKAKI and news anchor at CHANNELS Television, Lagos.
“Attoh later became a journalism trainer for the BBC World Service Trust (BBC MediaAction) and a consultant media trainer for ENABLE in Nigeria.
“His media leadership included his roles as the managing director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service,
ESBS; Broadcast Manager and Trainer at Lagoni Media, member of board of directors of West Africa
Democracy Radio, Dakar, Senegal and the genius behind the establishment of BLAZE FM, Awka and
COSMOS FM, Enugu.”
Ejofor said the deceased would be remembered for his leadership role in the broadcasting sector.
He added, “Jika Attoh was a consultant to several government-owned and private radio stations in Nigeria and beyond. He is famously remembered for establishing the first 24-hour FM broadcast service with riveting programming in south-eastern Nigeria.
“To us at WABMA, Jika’s most impactful legacy was in helping to midwife WABMA’s multiple training
centres, providing multimedia training modules. In his role as Executive Director of WABMA, Jika helped set our academy’s academic and professional direction. We will miss him sorely.”