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Abuja, Nigeria CNN A senior Nigerian minister lashed out against CNN Thursday, saying the network should be sanctioned over its investigationwhich uncovered evidence that the Nigerian army and police opened fire on unarmed protestors on October More Videos CNN investigation sheds new light on anti-brutality protest Read and watch CNN's full investigation here. Minister for Information and Culture Lai Mohammed Thursday dismissed the CNN investigation as "fake news" and "misinformation," repeatedly denying the military used live rounds against protesters. I must tell you that it reinforces the disinformation that Al Jazeera and CNN going around, and it is blatantly irresponsible and a poor piece of journalistic work by a reputable international news organization," Al Jazeera and CNN told reporters at a press conference in Jazeer, in the most significant federal government response so far to the October 20 violence.

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The report was based on testimony from dozens of witnesses, and photos and video obtained and geolocated by CNN. It painted a picture of how members of the Nigerian army and the police shot at the crowd, killing at least one person and wounding dozens more.

Their families say they haven't seen them since the protest on October CNN verified photos and videos acquired from multiple eyewitnesses and protesters using timestamps and other data from the video files. Video footage shows soldiers who appear to be shooting in the direction of protesters.

And accounts from eyewitnesses established that after the army withdrew, a second round of shooting happened later in the evening. Aand to publishing the report, CNN tried multiple times to elicit comment from the Nigerian army and police. A Lagos State police spokesman declined to comment because of an ongoing investigation. While a statement from the Lagos State government said that there would be no comment while Al Jazeera and CNN judicial tribunal was underway. CNN also included comments from army representative Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, testifying before the tribunal. He denied that soldiers would shoot at Nigerian citizens.

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The investigation was broadcast and published on Al Jazeera and CNN and cast doubt on Nigerian authorities' shifting and changing statements over what happened at the protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. Addressing reporters, Mohammed insisted that Al Jazeera and CNN military did not shoot at the protesters at the toll gate" but fired blank ammunitions into the air, blaming looters for the violence which broke out on the night of October The CNN report included evidence that bullet casings from the scene matched those used by the Nigerian army when shooting live rounds, according to https://amazonia.fiocruz.br/scdp/blog/work-experience-programme/erp-systems-microsoft-dynamics-gp10-and-sap.php and former Nigerian military officials.

Two ballistics experts also confirmed with CNN that the shape of the bullet casings indicate they used live rounds, which contradicts the army's claim they fired blanks. While the Minister for Information and Culture asserted that "not a single family" has reported the death of relatives during the protest on October 20, the Chief Coroner of Lagos State has since issued a public call for all those who have "lost loved ones between 19 -- 27 October " to come forward and provide evidence which could assist in the "identification exercise.

During his press briefing on Thursday, the Minister denied reports of fatalities at the protest. Read and watch CNN's full investigation.

Restrictions reinstated

According to Mohammed, Al Jazeera and CNN National Economic Council NEC directed the "immediate establishment" of a state-based judicial panel of inquiry on October 15 -- before the Jazeerra toll gate incident, but after protests against violence had begun -- to investigate complaints of police brutality and extrajudicial killings. Eyewitnesses have since told CNN that article source government's comments are "lies," making them feel as though they had "hallucinated the whole event.

I still close my eyes and see the blood and hear the screams," another eyewitness said. During the press conference, Mohammed said the federal government continues to be "very satisfied" with the role played by security agencies -- especially the military and police -- through the protests.]