Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to George Weah, President of Liberia has expressed concern over the attack on Joy FM Radio in Monrovia on March 5.

PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali, has denounced the attack on Joy FM radio station and urged the concerned Liberian authorities to thoroughly investigate the matter and hold those responsible behind this attack.

According to Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP), unknown assailants entered the premises of radio station and destroyed the equipment’s and cables connected to the Transmitter and the broadcast antenna.

Soon after the attack the station has been off the air. Joy FM is the member station of the Excellent Communication Incorporated, based in Liberia’s capital Monrovia.

Emmanuel Dahn, station manager of Joy FM, informed the audience through a social media post, “We regret to inform our listeners that we are off the air as result of an attack on our transmitter cables.”