{"id":76932,"date":"2020-11-19T17:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=76932"},"modified":"2020-11-19T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T16:14:26","slug":"endsars-lai-mohammed-contradicts-vp-osinbajo-over-lekki-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/endsars-lai-mohammed-contradicts-vp-osinbajo-over-lekki-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"#EndSARS:\u00a0Lai Mohammed Contradicts VP Osinbajo Over Lekki Killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Nigeria\u2019s\u00a0Information Minister Mr Lai Mohammed has contradicted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the killing of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While the VP Osinbajo in a tweet commiserated with those who were killed when soldiers opened fire on the protesters, Mohammed claimed that the recent CNN expose on the killings was a \u201cmassacre without bodies.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The information Minister in a contradictory tweet suggested that the international cable network lied about the killings of unarmed protesters.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>CNN had few days ago released an investigative report showing satellite images and videos of how soldier killed several people protesting at the Lekki Toll Gate<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76933\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8-411x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8-411x400.jpeg 411w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8-768x747.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8-1024x996.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8-585x569.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B2DA8735-44DF-4104-98F4-8C357BB38FB8.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76934\" src=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254-289x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254-289x400.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254-768x1062.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254-740x1024.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254-585x809.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/B3C4CDD9-F239-4CA8-A023-E5EF54C7F254.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s\u00a0Information Minister Mr Lai Mohammed has contradicted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the killing of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate. 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