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An online newspaper, Newswire, has withdrawn its claim linking the Centre for Clinical Care and Clinical Research Nigeria (CCCRN), a non-governmental organisation, to the
gruesome murderof a 26-year-old job seeker in Akwa-Ibom State, Iniubong Umoren.
Ms Umoren was raped and killed by Uduak Akpan, who invited her for a job interview at Oron, located in the outskirts of Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital.
CCCR had denied any involvement in the murder case as alleged in the publication, demanding a retraction and an apology from the news organisation.
Retraction
However, in a report released on Monday, Newswire
apologisedfor describing the organisation as a “Ghost NGO” and the allegations of engaging in organ trafficking.
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