Cable News Network, CNN had received sanctions threat from the Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday 19th of November 2020, concerning the reports made. The Minister of Information of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Lai Mohammed had in a press conference earlier on Thursday called for sanctions to be placed on CNN for the report, maintaining that the military fired blank bullets at the Toll Gate and not even at protesters but into the air.
Meanwhile, CNN reacts to the threat of sanctions from the Federal Government, insisting that it stands by its report. A statement by its spokesperson read,
“our reporting was carefully and meticulously researched, and we stand by it.
The spokesperson continued to say, its report was based on testimony from dozens of witnesses and verified footage of soldiers appearing to shoot in direction of protesters.
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