{"id":38792,"date":"2015-05-21T22:55:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T21:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=38792"},"modified":"2015-05-21T22:55:09","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T21:55:09","slug":"bbc-apologises-over-false-nigeria-restaurant-cannibal-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/bbc-apologises-over-false-nigeria-restaurant-cannibal-story\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC apologises over false Nigeria restaurant cannibal story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1432242510577_9798\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1432242510577_9797\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1432242510577_9796\" class=\"email-wrapped\">\n<div id=\"yiv4680366616\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1432242510577_9965\" dir=\"ltr\">The British Broadcasting Cooperation has apologised for wrongly publishing a story about a restaurant in Anambra State, Nigeria, where human flesh is served as meat.<br \/>\nIn the report, BBC had said suspicious residents in Anambra told police about rumours that the restaurant was cooking human meat for customers.<br \/>\nIt also said when police raided the restaurant, fresh human heads, still bleeding were discovered.<br \/>\nThe BBC said the blood found in the restaurant by the police were in the process of being drained into a plastic bag.<br \/>\nThe BBC has, however, published an apology, saying the story was false and inappropriate.<br \/>\nBBC said it had already begun investigations to confirm what led to such publication and will take necessary steps to ensure the mistake does not occur again.<br \/>\n\u201cThe story about the Nigerian restaurant which we published here frame a mistake and we apologise. 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,\u201d BBC said.<br \/>\nIt added that the BBC Burmese service\u2019s reputation for accuracy and balance remains important.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"base-card-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>The British Broadcasting Cooperation has apologised for wrongly publishing a story about a restaurant in Anambra State, Nigeria, where human flesh is served as meat. 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