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American media house, Cable News Network, has shunned a summons issued on it to appear before the Lagos State of Judicial Inquiry probing the alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos on the night of October 20.

The foreign media house contended that it does not fall under the territorial jurisdiction of the retired Justice Doris Okuwobi-led to warrant being summoned to appear before the .

The CNN had, in a two-part report backed with pictures and video clips, implicated the Nigerian Army in the alleged killing of peaceful protesters at the Lekki tollgate.

But the Federal Government condemned the CNN report, describing it as irresponsible, while the Nigerian Army denied shooting at or killing protesters.

In an objection filed through their lawyer, Olumide Babalola, the CNN, its reporter, Stephanie Busari, and her team, said the November 28 summons issued on them was invalid as they were not within the geographical territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and do not have any physical or business presence in Nigeria.

“We submit that since the objectors are not ‘persons in Nigeria’ as envisaged by the provision of Section 5(c) of the Tribunals of Inquiry Law Of Lagos State, Cap. T6, then this Honourable Tribunal is, with respect, bereft of territorial jurisdiction to compel their attendance to give evidence before it.

“We rely on the decision in Joshua Dariye v Federal Republic of Nigeria (2015) LPELR-24398(SC), where the Supreme Court of Nigeria held that: Territorial jurisdiction implies a geographical area within which the authority of the court may be exercised and outside which the Court has no power to act,” Babalola said.

The lawyer urged the to withdraw the summons issued on his clients and to instead, watch the CNN report on the Lekki shootings.

He said, “The objectors respectfully refer the tribunal to the link for the published version of the story as reported on their website, ‘How a bloody night of bullets quashed a young protest movement’ to aid the tribunal’s fact-finding mission.”



Also speaking with The PUNCH on Saturday, Babalola said on the invitation of the to its private hearing room at the Lagos Court of Arbitration in Lekki, met the and reiterated CNN’s objection to the summons.

He said the eventually agreed to excuse CNN from appearing to testify before it, noting that it would record the objection in its final report.

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That moment when you call the police for the president

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Nigeria is a big joke. She thinks she can summon a whole international news media like cnn

When Them no get work

Everyday lekki massacre we no go hear word again while
The real massacre happen in Maiduguri when fammers are slayed

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright....this is full of shit
So they are not aware they lack the jurisdiction to summon cnn

Useless wey bitter

You go fear fear

Sensible CNN
The useless govt must have prepared the lies perfectly but CNN knows what's up

Make una no make me laugh abeg

Lol.
That moment you block someone on WhatsApp just before he reply your curses.

Look at the so called CNN reporter , compromised reporter.

As they should.

It would have been a surprise if they had come.

Wetin dem wan con talk with unverified videos and news?

They will appear when Buhari appears before the National Assembly. What a banana republic

I trust Lai Mohammed



He will ban CNN from showing in Nigeria

Shey CNN get branch for Nigeria ni?

Dem no summon the president, dem no summon IGP, dem no summon Burukututai, dem no summon sanwolu, dem no summon, arise TV, channels tv, na international TV stations dem wan summon. To come do wetin actually?

Chaiii , even Fake News CNN dey take Buhari regime shine

Laughable

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Yes. because it's d that will pay for their ticket to and fro

Lol......Nigeria is a funny country. So u summon CNN whose operation is not even on ur soil to come and do what?

The case of mamohd a aljazeera staff that is being held in Egypt for more than 2000 days now.


If u like summon CNN from now till eternity I don't think they will yield cuz democracy and freedom of speech doesn't exist here.

Lol. Mumu govt

See cray fish day summon fish for meeting. Nothing when aboki no go see for gate.

AmVista:
Everyday lekki massacre we no go hear word again while
The real massacre happen in Maiduguri when fammers are slayed

Lekki people used Twitter.
Maiduguri people didn't use.
Na social media dey reign now.

I'm happy with the decision of CNN

That backdrop that must have cost 5M to make.....is it really necessary having it displayed?

sammy329:
Look at the so called CNN reporter , comprised reporter.

What's the problem again?
Shey people tagged CNN well-well on twitter and other media houses during the ENDSARS protest.
Go and check twitter..all the gist is there.
They tagged CNN, and CNN heard, gathered all the information and posted on their website.
Nigeria army and police did not respond to twitter that time.
Na now their eye don clear.

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sef funny. They summon CNN. In fact, Summon has never been abused like it is abused in Nigeria

Useless CNN