The report by Cable News Network (CNN) on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos was a “poor” hatchet job targeted at the Nigerian Army, the International Institute for Investigative Journalism (IIIJ) has said.

In an electronic statement signed by special rapporteur, Francois Deburoiche, on Wednesday, the IIIJ said it came to this conclusion following a careful investigation on the events that led to the escalation of violence at the toll gate.

After forensic analysis of CNN’s report, the International Institute for Investigative Journalism noted that there were some missing details in the American television channel’s piece.

According to the institute, the report was carried out in poor taste, lacking professionalism and objectivity.

It added that the claim of use of live bullets and testimonies of victims were all tales.

The institute, however, advised the television channel to retract and admit error in the documentary.


Read the full statement below:

[b]The International Institute for Investigative Journalism is issuing this press statement with the best of intents after a careful investigation on the events that led to the escalation of violence at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria during the EndSARS protest.

A team of investigative journalists with extensive experience in conflict situation interrogated the various claims made by the American Cable News Network in its report on the Lekki Shootings and came up with a comprehensive analysis that found gaps that were not filled in the CNN documentation of the events at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria.

Our statement:

The CNN documentary on the EndSARS protest in Nigeria was released to the general public with lots of inaccuracies. These accuracies were detected after an extensive forensic investigation by the International Institute for Investigative Journalism.

It is thus our opinion that the report was carried out in the poor taste, lacking in professionalism and objectivity. This is a great betrayal on journalism by the CNN, which indeed violated the known tenets of journalism.

The videos and images used in the CNN report were not subjected to adequate scrutiny. Consequently, it lacked credibility for use by an organization of repute such as the CNN. This fact was also buttressed by the fact that the CNN report was very hasty in its conclusion by indicting the Nigerian Army of culpability in the events at the Lekki Tollgate.

Our position remains that the CNN erred substantially in its report that was highly misleading to the general public in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The documentary also failed woefully to highlight the events that led to the reign of violence in parts of Lagos state but instead rehashed the issues under different subheadings with minimal evidence that indicts the Nigerian Army of wrongdoing at the Lekki Tollgate.

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism concludes that the CNN documentary was prejudiced in its analysis as well as presentation which fall nothing short of a poor hatchet job with the undeniable intent to discredit the Nigerian Army operation at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria.

The analysis by CNN in the documentary was hasty in its categorization with regards to the use of live bullets by soldiers at the Lekki Tollgate. The report attempted to portray the use of excessive force by soldiers, while the accompanying videos and images did not depict such.

The credibility of those interviewed in the documentary was also suspect with the choice of words and the facial and body expressions of the victims as well as their relatives. Thus much was revealed by forensic analysis as the emotions portrayed didn’t match their words.

Conclusion:

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism is of the considered opinion that the CNN carried out a hatchet job that is targeted at the Nigerian Army institution. We as a result of this classify the CNN documentary as highly misleading and with the capacity to cause disquiet in Nigeria.

The CNN must retract and admit error in submission in its documentary on the Lekki Tollgate shootings.

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism faults the CNN documentary in all ramifications.[/b]

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/lekki-shooting-cnn-carried-out-a-hatchet-job-on-the-army-international-journalists/


lalasticala
mynd44

Wow. So no one died? The army that was shooting into the crowd only used blanks abi? Well, no one has come out to say their person is dead or missing.

We the patriotic and well meaning Nigerians know this.

CNN is a paid ipob media organisation and they would do anything to rubbish Nigerian integrity most especially that of our soldiers.

The videos they kept showing showed no evidence of any wrong doing by our military men. They just joined garbage upon garbage together and called it investigative journalism.

Even Channels and TVC would have done a better job with amenities at their disposal.

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I guess the Nigerian army massacres @ Odi, Zaki Biam and Zaria are also hatchet job?

I have said all that I have to say in this matter.

Maybe the person below has something to say

Fg in panick mood, they now buying foreign journalist to counter CNN since local can't do the job

Watch as Lai will come out to Lie now hearing this .

uptimum123:
We the patriotic and well meaning Nigerians know this.

CNN is a paid ipob media organisation and they would do anything to rubbish Nigerian integrity most especially that of our soldiers.

The videos they kept showing showed no evidence of any wrong doing by our military men. They just joined garbage upon garbage together and called it investigative journalism.

Even Channels and TVC would have done a better job with amenities at their disposal.

In Our Soldiers We Stand
In Our Country We Stand


Any form of collision to disrupt the peace of this Nation will be greatly met with full force

I think they were reckless and their shoddy coverage will eventually make heads roll in CNN.
Heads will roll just like the last time they paid some people to act like MEND until they got busted.


They were absolutely reckless especially after HE Trump called them fake news media for 4 years.


This damning verdict by this independent body of journalists is just the beginning. They were not even at the scene yet ignored the report of those credible media houses present at the scene.

Yet they are grandstanding.

CNN used some of the fake creatives that IPOB leader and his followers used to distract while they allegedly carry out the instruction of their leader to cowardly burn down Lagos.

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Gondonu:
I guess the Nigerian army massacres @ Odi, Zaki Biam and Zaria are also hatchet job?

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Odi occured at a time there was no Social Media like today, yet we have pictures of the dead, their relatives never hid and claim to be threatened by anyone and successfully sued government and won the case. But we have lekki "massacre" that all those who were purported to have been "massacred" rising from the dead and debunking their massacre. Please have some shame when peddling a story, your lekki story left from 78 dead to 38 dead( by CNN) to 1 dead (by the same CNN). i

Vaughanlanrewaj:


I think they were reckless and their shoddy coverage will eventually make heads roll in CNN.
Heads will role just like the last time they paid some people to act like MEND until they got busted.


They were absolutely reckless especially after HE Trump called them fake news media for 4 years.


This damning verdict by this independent body is just the beginning.

CNN used some of the fake creatives that IPOB leader and his followers used to distract while they allegedly carry out the instruction of their leader to cowardly burn down Lagos.

Watch how they'll retract their shambolic investigation and apologise in the coming days.

I'm also expecting Nima Elbagir to be sacked for her ridiculous statements

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Mikehot:
Fg in panick mood, they now buying foreign journalist to counter CNN since local can't do the job

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E pepper am wella come enter am like pepper wey enter suya.

If the story does not suit your wickedness, it is paid for by FG.

International journalist?. Lmao! Someone should
tell the Nigerian government to quit wasting resources in a bid to defense its extra judicial killings on the 20th October 2020.

Sanctions and Hague appearance awaits all of them. Soon enough .

Soldier dey use rubber bullets in Nigeria?Abeg,stop trying to cover up what cannot be covered.

Stalwert:
The report by Cable News Network (CNN) on the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos was a “poor” hatchet job targeted at the Nigerian Army, the International Institute for Investigative Journalism (IIIJ) has said.

In an electronic statement signed by special rapporteur, Francois Deburoiche, on Wednesday, the IIIJ said it came to this conclusion following a careful investigation on the events that led to the escalation of violence at the toll gate.

After forensic analysis of CNN’s report, the International Institute for Investigative Journalism noted that there were some missing details in the American television channel’s piece.

According to the institute, the report was carried out in poor taste, lacking professionalism and objectivity.

It added that the claim of use of live bullets and testimonies of victims were all tales.

The institute, however, advised the television channel to retract and admit error in the documentary.


Read the full statement below:

[b]The International Institute for Investigative Journalism is issuing this press statement with the best of intents after a careful investigation on the events that led to the escalation of violence at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria during the EndSARS protest.

A team of investigative journalists with extensive experience in conflict situation interrogated the various claims made by the American Cable News Network in its report on the Lekki Shootings and came up with a comprehensive analysis that found gaps that were not filled in the CNN documentation of the events at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria.

Our statement:

The CNN documentary on the EndSARS protest in Nigeria was released to the general public with lots of inaccuracies. These accuracies were detected after an extensive forensic investigation by the International Institute for Investigative Journalism.

It is thus our opinion that the report was carried out in the poor taste, lacking in professionalism and objectivity. This is a great betrayal on journalism by the CNN, which indeed violated the known tenets of journalism.

The videos and images used in the CNN report were not subjected to adequate scrutiny. Consequently, it lacked credibility for use by an organization of repute such as the CNN. This fact was also buttressed by the fact that the CNN report was very hasty in its conclusion by indicting the Nigerian Army of culpability in the events at the Lekki Tollgate.

Our position remains that the CNN erred substantially in its report that was highly misleading to the general public in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The documentary also failed woefully to highlight the events that led to the reign of violence in parts of Lagos state but instead rehashed the issues under different subheadings with minimal evidence that indicts the Nigerian Army of wrongdoing at the Lekki Tollgate.

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism concludes that the CNN documentary was prejudiced in its analysis as well as presentation which fall nothing short of a poor hatchet job with the undeniable intent to discredit the Nigerian Army operation at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos Nigeria.

The analysis by CNN in the documentary was hasty in its categorization with regards to the use of live bullets by soldiers at the Lekki Tollgate. The report attempted to portray the use of excessive force by soldiers, while the accompanying videos and images did not depict such.

The credibility of those interviewed in the documentary was also suspect with the choice of words and the facial and body expressions of the victims as well as their relatives. Thus much was revealed by forensic analysis as the emotions portrayed didn’t match their words.

Conclusion:

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism is of the considered opinion that the CNN carried out a hatchet job that is targeted at the Nigerian Army institution. We as a result of this classify the CNN documentary as highly misleading and with the capacity to cause disquiet in Nigeria.

The CNN must retract and admit error in submission in its documentary on the Lekki Tollgate shootings.

The International Institute for Investigative Journalism faults the CNN documentary in all ramifications.[/b]

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/lekki-shooting-cnn-carried-out-a-hatchet-job-on-the-army-international-journalists/


lalasticala
mynd44

International Institute for Investigative Journalism (IIIJ) , Oshodi.
Awon oniranu. International ko, worldwide ni.

uptimum123:


Watch how they'll retract their shambolic investigation and apologise in the coming days.

I'm also expecting Nima Elbagir to be sacked for her ridiculous statements

How old are you? Go and ask Donald Trump how far with CNN. And oh, they released another documentary today on the massacre.
The world has seen Buhari’s government for what it truly is.

uptimum123:
We the patriotic and well meaning Nigerians know this.

CNN is a paid ipob media organisation and they would do anything to rubbish Nigerian integrity most especially that of our soldiers.

The videos they kept showing showed no evidence of any wrong doing by our military men. They just joined garbage upon garbage together and called it investigative journalism.

Even Channels and TVC would have done a better job with amenities at their disposal.

In Our Soldiers We Stand
In Our Country We Stand


Any form of collision to disrupt the peace of this Nation will never be successful

You will surely be a victim of this same army some day. So help you God.

Following

Cable Criminal Television

slimghost:


How old are you? Go and ask Donald Trump how far with CNN. And oh, they released another documentary today on the massacre.
The world has seen Buhari’s government for what it truly is.

Check your history bro, the last time they tried this with Nigeria, many heads got rolled.

What fake institute of international journalism? You have to fear anyone who says you shouldn't believe what you saw with your own eyes and what you heard with your own ears.
The Army told different stories within a very short period of time. We were not there, we were there but shot in the air, no, we shot blanks, we had blanks and live ammunition.
This was a disgraceful performance from the Nigerian army and the CNN had nothing to do with it.

Why are they trying desperately to scapegoat the CNN, will that shed more light on what went on at the Lekki toll gate?

Guestlander:
What fake institute of international journalism? You have to fear anyone who says you shouldn't believe what you saw with your own eyes and what you heard with your own ears.
The Army told different stories within a very short period of time. We were not there, we were there but shot in the air, no, we shot blanks, we had blanks and live ammunition.
This was a disgraceful performance from the Nigerian army and the CNN had nothing to do with it.

Why are they trying desperately to scapegoat the CNN, will that shed more light on what went on at the Lekki toll gate?

The same CNN that went from 38 dead to 1 dead? Make unah dey lie small small.

Okoroawusa:
I have said all that I have to say in this matter.

Maybe the person below has something to say

There is nothing like "International Institute for Investigative Journalism"

Guestlander:
What fake institute of international journalism? You have to fear anyone who says you shouldn't believe what you saw with your own eyes and what you heard with your own ears.
The Army told different stories within a very short period of time. We were not there, we were there but shot in the air, no, we shot blanks, we had blanks and live ammunition.
This was a disgraceful performance from the Nigerian army and the CNN had nothing to do with it.

Why are they trying desperately to scapegoat the CNN, will that shed more light on what went on at the Lekki toll gate?

I tried finding them on google
Nada, zilch,
This is government fake news as usual, that's why they hate social media so much, brown paper journalism falls on its face with just a Google search

Stalwert:


The same CNN that went from 38 dead to 1 dead? Make unah dey lie small small.

Ok, let us assume CNN was wrong, what is the explanation from our own government? We didn't elect the CNN to govern us, did we?
How do you explain the lies from the Nigerian army?

The IIIJ is a shell organization probably created by the government to save their head. The only known investigative journalism association is the International Consortium for Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), a quick google search would show that the IIIJ only started existing hours ago. Another search on the name, Francois Deburoiche shows he/she doesn't exist names like that which exist have no links to the IIIJ.

The FG has finally met their match, you may have bullied local media but I am certain you can't bully CNN or any other international media.

#SOROSOKE

Guestlander:


Ok, let us assume CNN was wrong, what is the explanation from our own government? We didn't elect the CNN to govern us, did we?

Oga CNN lied, and are still lying,your government said it will wait for the panel of enquiry which has included lekki incident as part of investigation, CNN was prejudicing the panel by rushing it's poor patch patch work.

We all know CNN is fake news.

CNN was so desperate to promote their video game and manipulated view to deceive low iq Nigerians.

I am not suprised. I heard the average iq of Nigerians is 67, that is retardation, so i am not suprised by their very impulsive behaviors to fake news CNN

StaffofOrayan:


I tried finding them on google
Nada, zilch,

We have seen such useless organizations before. Association for better Nigeria, Youth Earnestly Yearning for Abacha etc. They are often paid for by the government propaganda machine.

StaffofOrayan:


There is nothing like "International Institute for Investigative Journalism"

So sun newspaper invented them?

Mikehot:
Fg in panick mood, they now buying foreign journalist to counter CNN since local can't do the job

Slave mentality because cnn is the only reliable news network Zombie, what of Fox News & Al Jazeera? Whose reporter has been in prison without trial for over 3 years, were is Christian Amanpoure & cnn?, were is the Uk, were is United States? free Mahmoud Hussein from General El Sisi, Useless hypocrites, yet they still finance Egypt $ 1.3 billion in Military assistance & aid every year.

Stalwert:


So sun newspaper invented them?

Obviously