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The Federal Government has threatened to sanction a foreign media outlet, CNN, over its report on the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020.

The government described the report by the foreign news medium as “irresponsible journalism”.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. According to him, the briefing was conveyed to address lingering issues regarding the #EndSARS protests for police reform that rocked the nation last month.

He described the event of October 20, 2020 as a “massacre without bodies”, insisting that not a single body has been produced or a single family has come out to claim their family member was killed at the Lekki tollgate.

The minister alleged that CNN relied on social media videos without verification to produce its report. “This should earn CNN a serious sanction for irresponsible reporting,” Mohammed said.

He added that some “unscrupulous persons” including celebrities circulated fake news on the social media that aggravated the violence that trailed the two-week demonstration.

https://punchng.com/breaking-fg-faults-cnn-report-on-lekki-shootings-threatens-action/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noyI1gq_83E

I just dey pity this man cos very soon Lai will run out of Lies to Lie.

You can never hide the truth forever.

Hope they won't blame Jonathan for this.

Watch Lai Spilling it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmepJDeD6M

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Lol, CNN will pay 5million dollars or have their license withdrawn by lai Mohammed. Foolish somebody.

What can u do to CNN ? Just shut up oga

It's unfortunate we are where we are today. Peaceful protest demanding for better governance and brighter life for Nigerian youths turned bloody by the wicked people in government. CNN, after intense investigation came up with facts to the claim that there was massacre. Only for the heartless people to spew this rubbish rather than put up strong arguments with evidence to refute the claim.

But then this is Nigeria, what should one expect?

You sent to soldiers to harmless protesters for what in the first place?


God will judge as many who are complicit in this matter

lol you want to Ban dem too nd start forcing everyone to watch only NTA

Who takes Lai serious this days

They're feeling the heat... Feels good to watch them squirm.....

Abeg when is the DSS, NPF, Nigerian army, Lai Mohammed, & Buhari-led APC government going to take action against the sponsored thugs/hoodlums that were unleashed on peaceful protesters since they've refused to accept all the glaring truth before them(including CNN report) or deal with Bandits cum BH terrorists?

They think CNN is Channels and Arise TV that they sanction at will without consequences?

Lol...

"Our government has gone mad again".

JESUS!!!!!!

action ke

Alhaji Lie should go & answer to the allegations levelled against him by the Senate first.

They should also share the pictures of what these hoodlums looted too.

They are fools. It’s obvious these old fools are still operating in 1970. These days you cannot do anything in public and lie about it. Cameras and even satellite imaging is everywhere, plus live video capability. I am glad their yansh has been opened for the world. Useless people. All involved will still face the law.

Lai Mohammed no dey tired.

One day, one terrible lie

Who do us this thing for this country?

Alhaji Lai is becoming something else, i wonder how he sleeps at night.

Only God can save this country

Romanoff:
Who do us this thing for this country?

Shut up. Why do you trust CNN? You actually think they care about you? Mumu slave people. Go and watch their so called video evidence, and there is still NO EVIDENCE of soldiers shooting people at Lekki. No use una brain. Mumu slaves.

The proof that the massacre took place is that CNN reported it. Very funny I must say. Even the haters aka Trump lovers are now cheering CNN.
There was shooting at Lekki toll gate, no doubt about that, but the question is, who was killed?
There has never been a time in this country where people are killed by the government and no family or friends can come out to say they were killed. This is the defence they put up when we ask them to tell us who was killed. Curious individuals even contributed money as reward for anyone who can come up with at least a verifiable identity of someone killed, all we hear is that the government also wants to kill them.
Same people who were forcing the Buhari is dead and Buhari is a clone theory down our throats now wants is to believe that some unknown persons were massacred by the Nigerian government.

rossniti:


Shut up. Why do you trust CNN? You actually think they care about you? Mumu slave people. Go and watch their so called video evidence, and there is still NO EVIDENCE of soldiers shooting people at Lekki. No use una brain. Mumu slaves.

See this unfortunate swine. It is Nigerian Government, Lai Mohammed and the Nigerian media that you trust abi?

They are the ones that care about you.

If you mention me again the way I will take you to the cleaners will make you return the peanuts you were paid to be so inhumane.

Numbskull.

[quote author=Romanoff post=96211767]

See this unfortunate swine. It is Nigerian Government, Lai Mohammed and the Nigerian media that you trust abi?

They are the ones that care about you.

If you mention me again the way I will take you to the cleaners will make you return the peanuts you were paid to be so inhumane.
See finishing

Buhari dey feel the heat

This istration is sitting on a time bomb

The tolerance level don reach break point

Nigerian politicians lack shame and the fear of God they keep twisting and shamelessly trying to continue to deny this massacar sanwo olu lord that he didn't invite army,later he said he invited them but didn't ask them to shoot, even when everything was recorded and was captured from satellite

Lai Muhammad needs medical and psychological evaluation to determine his state of health. It seems this man is running mad and he has no bearing over his tongue at all.

Lying Machine has come out again

Damnnn niggarrrr
Lai should shut da fuckkk up

Monster

CNN didn't make any claim other than where the video was shot and some witnesses' statements. If you actually read the report, you would see how they avoid inserting themselves into the story to avoid liability. So, I don't see why Lai is asking for a fight.