Restaurant Caught Serving Human

[sgirl]

A restaurant was just caught serving humans as a delicacy! Human heads found in kitchen! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-on-the-menu-shut-down-by-police-9123693.html

 

[JDubyah]

Is there something in that article you think needs debunking?

 

[WeedWhacker]

Interestingly, I followed the link in the OP, then "Googled", and found the exact same story (also from "The Independent") online, but dated
nine months ago!:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-on-the-menu-shut-down-by-police-9123693.html

CHRISTOPHER HOOTON

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Yet the 'tagline' date in the OP is dated 15 November, 2014. Something smells here.

(Both "sources" are identical).

Is it more possible that "The Independent" is a tabloid that just makes stuff up? Similar to several examples that I could mention, here in the USA....such as the "National Enquirer" and a few others?

Example: The "Weekly World news".

And also satirical "spoofs", who make fun of the above: "The Onion".

 

[Trigger Hippie]

Meh... the original source is a Nigerian tabloid, the Osum Defender, no other Nigerian news outlet seem to have picked up the story. Until this is independently corroborated, I'd file it under "dubious".

 

[Analyst]

Is it more possible that "The Independent" is a tabloid that just makes stuff up? Similar to several examples that I could mention, here in the USA....such as the "National Enquirer" and a few others?

Example: The "Weekly World news".

And also satirical "spoofs", who make fun of the above: "The Onion".

No, the Independent is a proper newspaper, but that story is from back in February, so quite why it's rearing its head again I'm not sure

 

[deirdre]

the story aug 2, 2013 http://gistmediang.blogspot.com/2013/08/two-human-head-found-in-onitsha-hotel.html

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/human-heads-found-in-onitsha-hotel/

and august 4th..the plot thickens http://naijagists.com/upper-class-h...ts-heads-in-onitsha-anambra-state-demolished/

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/08/how-human-heads-were-concealed-in-onitsha-hotel-room-suspect/

 

[WeedWhacker]

No, the Independent is a proper newspaper

Really? Do you stand by this assertion, when presented with the facts?

(Adding....the implication that "Human Meat" was carved the the skull? Seriously? I am just another fellow
human being who happens to know where a LOT of other "meat" could be "harvested" off my body, if someone
so desired.

(My "skull" is NOT the most muscular area....). (Just sayin').....

....UNLESS? The Human head is somehow "interesting" for the 'brains'?? (MANY apologies, in advance):

((deleted a video originally posted. Reference was to a scene from a movie, where "monkey brains" were served, as a "delicacy". Since monkeys, apes and Humans tend to tangentially share common brain aspects, I thought it appropriate....but changed my mind. ((That's what HUMAN brains can do....change.....)).

(PS...I think everyone knows this film, from Spielberg? Do I have to be more specific??)

 

[David Fraser]

Interestingly, I followed the link in the OP, then "Googled", and found the exact same story (also from "The Independent") online, but dated
nine months ago!:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-on-the-menu-shut-down-by-police-9123693.html

CHRISTOPHER HOOTON

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Yet the 'tagline' date in the OP is dated 15 November, 2014. Something smells here.

(Both "sources" are identical).

Is it more possible that "The Independent" is a tabloid that just makes stuff up? Similar to several examples that I could mention, here in the USA....such as the "National Enquirer" and a few others?

Example: The "Weekly World news".

And also satirical "spoofs", who make fun of the above: "The Onion".

I am confused. The article is from February, it is that todays date is the 15th November, most newspaper websites have todays date at the header do they not?

 

[WeedWhacker]

I am confused. The article is from February, it is that todays date is the 15th November, most newspaper websites have todays date at the header do they not?

I am equally "confused" as to the relevance, here....based on the oddness (or, "disparity") of the dates.

Hence, my assertion it is completely "bogus"!!

 

[David Fraser]

The actual incident was from August 2013, and it appears that it may have been a set up due to some form of turf war. There a few sites running support for the restaurants owner e.g.

ou will recall that the police arrested Chief Bonaventure Mokwe after a stage-managed police search of his UPPER CLASS HOTEL in Onitsha on August 1, 2013 and the 'recovery' of incriminating objects, including two old dry human skulls, two AK47 riffles and some ammunition, as well as a military cap.

The police also arrested 10 of his hotel workers, including Mr. Justin Nwankwo a PhD student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University who works in the hotel to earn income to pay for his academic program.

The police then proceeded to the Anambra State Ministry of Justice, Onitsha where Chief Mokwe's wife- Mrs. Nkiru Mokwe, a lawyer, works as a Chief State Counsel and also arrested her.

Chief Mokwe and his wife were brought back in handcuffs, left in a police vehicle parked opposite his hotel and made to watch as the hotel was pulled down to rubbles on your orders and under your personal supervision.

Recall that you ordered the demolition of the hotel without any prior investigation to ascertain the veracity and credibility of the information you and the police claimed to have received that Chief Mokwe is a 'ritualist'.

You carried out the demolition with the aid of your security details and a large number of Onitsha youths whose leader has now been identified as the kingpin in the set up plot against Chief Mokwe.

Prior to the demolition, some police officers had watched as a mob of youth invaded, vandalised and robbed several shops belonging to Chief Mokwe's tenants in his Plaza located beside the hotel.

In our earlier reaction to this sad incident, we already stated and hereby restate that your hasty ordering of the demolition of the hotel based on unverified allegations and under the pretext of fighting crimes in the state subverted the due process. It was an affront on the rule of law and offensive to civilised democratic governance.

http://saharareporters.com/2013/10/...awful-detention-bonaventure-mokwe-sars-awkuzu

Also a good description of events by Chief Mokwe's wife here on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/CELEBRITYAMEBO/posts/337549083043566

 

[NoParty]

I'm calling "fake."

Oh...just as I was about to type stuff about August 2013, David popped it in here...

An unsubstantiated "article" by a Tope Richards" in Nigeria, in very early Aug. '13
seems to be the first instance...
http://justarcane.blogspot.com/2013/08/hotel-selling-cooked-human-meat.html#


after that, it seems to be repeated, verbatim, with zero fact-checking or additional
information (right down to the informal ending: "Lord have mercy!" dozens of times...



p.s. After reading David's lengthy link, it's hard to know what, if anything, actually
happened in early August '13...but the principal assertion, the selling of cooked human meat, does not seem to be credible.

 

[David Fraser]

I am equally "confused" as to the relevance, here....based on the oddness (or, "disparity") of the dates.

Hence, my assertion it is completely "bogus"!!

What disparity? I have clicked on both the OP link and yours and it has November at the top and the article date is from February. What is odd about that?

 

[David Fraser]

It looks like it went to court and he was acquited. He is now sueing the authorities.

A businessman, whose hotel was demolished by the Peter Obi's led administration, has sued the Officer in Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Awkuzu, Anambra State, Mr James Nwafor and former Governor Peter Obi for the sum of N5 billion.

The businessman, Chief Bonaventure Mokwe, said the sum was damages for demolition of his Upper Class Hotel, unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Mokwe, Awkuzu SARS and the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi had been having a running battle for almost two years. Trouble started after Mokwe was alleged to be a ritual killer.

Before proper investigation could be carried out, he was arrested and his Upper Class Hotel demolished. He was detained by SARS and further accused of murdering one Nnalue Okafor, whom he said he had never met. Mokwe was charged to court, but was acquitted

http://newtelegraphonline.com/man-sues-sars-former-governor-for-n5bn/

 

[Trailblazer]

Really? Do you stand by this assertion, when presented with the facts?

The Independent is a reputable UK newspaper, yes. I work in the industry and I can state that with total confidence. It is not a "tabloid". Well, like virtually all of the broadsheet newspapers it is now actually printed in a physical tabloid format, but it is not a tabloid in the sense of "scandal sheet".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent

As other people have stated, the date on the article is 12 February. It hasn't been republished as far as I can see. The date at the very top of the website is just today's date.

 

[Trailspotter]

As other people have stated, the date on the article is 12 February. It hasn't been republished as far as I can see. The date at the very top of the website is just today's date.

It is not uncommon for online editions to have an old publication appearing amongst automatically selected "today's trends". For example, on the BBC News site, I saw on many occasions an old headline "Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat" in their "Most Popular" box.

 

[sgirl]

Meh... the original source is a Nigerian tabloid, the Osum Defender, no other Nigerian news outlet seem to have picked up the story. Until this is independently corroborated, I'd file it under "dubious".

This is what I was wondering. If it really was real or just a tabloid.

 

[PCB]

I found the story published earlier, Aug 05 2013.
http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/top-stories/308557-onitsha-hotel-uses-human-meat-for-food.html
Appears to be a legit News outlet.
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There is less detail in the earlier article so evidently someone did do some research in between that and the stories others have linked to.
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As to no meat on a head, eating brains is not so unusual in come cultures.
Even in the US some stores carry beef brains.
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Different version here.
http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/canni...g-human-meat-and-other-people-eating-stories/
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Cannibalism in modern times is not unknown in the area as the last and next links show.
(Is not the focus of the next article but described in moderate detail.)
https://yemitom.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/igbo-people-the-pure-descendants-of-esau-edo/
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I can't call this one debunked but I'm not confident it's true either.
That said, it would not surprise me if it's true.
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