Pascal Arogorn Ibe
Amid threats of sanction from the Federal Government over its investigative report on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests , CNN has released a second report on the incident, ThePunch reports.
The Minister of Information and Culture , Lai Mohammed, had last week described CNN’ s report on the Lekki shootings as poor journalism , adding that the network deserved to be sanctioned .
Mohammed also followed up the threat with a letter addressed to the management of CNN in Atlanta.
However, the network on Tuesday did a second report with more damning footage showing soldiers shooting at unarmed protesters on October 20, 2020.
The fresh report also shows the Commander, 81 Division , Brig . Gen Ahmed Taiwo , admitting before the judicial panel in Lagos that his men indeed took live ammunition to the tollgate .
The CNN report also highlights the fact that Brig . Gen Taiwo ’ s claim is at variance with the minister’ s who had claimed last week that the army fired blank bullets .
The fresh report also shows protesters running as soldiers open fire at the tollgate .
The National Broadcasting Commission, which is overseen by the information minister , had last month slammed hefty fines on three Nigerian television stations for daring to use some of the footage which CNN has also used .
The Federal Government has been receiving flak from members of the United Kingdom Parliament and Amnesty International over the killing of protesters .
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