Nigeria's Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed defended the country's security response to the October 20 protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos during a news conference in Abuja.
Credit:	Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

Nigeria's Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed defended the country's security response to the October 20 protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos during a news conference in Abuja.
Credit: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters

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Nigeria threatens CNN with sanctions but provides no evidence Lekki toll gate investigation is inaccurate

A senior Nigerian minister lashed out against CNN Thursday, saying the network should be sanctioned over its investigation, which uncovered evidence that the Nigerian army and police opened fire on unarmed protestors on October 20.