BBC Apologizes Over ‘Incorrect’ Report On Nigerian Restaurant Serving Human Flesh As Meat

The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, has said a story it ran
last week about a restaurant in Anambra State, Nigeria, where human
flesh is served as meat has been discovered to be false and
inappropriate.

In the report, BBC had said suspicious residents in Anambra told
police about rumours that the restaurant was serving cooked human
flesh as meat to its customers.

It also said when police raided the restaurant, fresh human heads,
still bleeding were discovered in a refrigerator just as blood found
in the restaurant were in the process of being drained into a plastic
bag before the arrival of cops.

The BBC has, however, issued an apology after public outcry especially
from residents of Anambra State and the Nigeria Police, which denied
the existence of any such restaurant in the state.

The corporation said it had already begun investigations to confirm
what led to such publication and will take necessary steps to ensure
such a mistake never occurs again.

"The story about the Nigerian restaurant which we published here frame
a mistake and we apologize. It was incorrect and BBC published without
the proper checks. We have removed the story and have launched an
urgent investigation into how this happened", BBC said.

It added that the BBC Burmese service's reputation for accuracy and
balance remains important.