Nigerian police deny human flesh serving restaurant exists

Lagos, Nigeria.
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A story about a Nigerian restaurant serving human flesh as meals for its patrons is untrue.

According to BBC Swahili, where the story originated - Nigerian police have denied the existence of a restaurant which served human flesh.

BBC Swahili reported that the alleged restaurant was shut down after police found human heads and arrested ten people who ran the eatery. The article quoted a source, a priest who said he had paid 700 naira for a dish which contained cooked human meat.

BBC Swahili has since apologised for publishing the story, Times LIVE takes the opportunity to do so as well.