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Chioma Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Federal High Court in Abuja before Hon. Justice Peter Lifu.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Chioma Okoli to be remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre over the review of Tomato products made by Erisco Foods Limited on Facebook.

Chioma Okoli was arraigned on Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at the Federal High Court in Abuja before Hon. Justice Peter Lifu.

Okoli pleaded not guilty to the two counts of conspiracy and cyberstalking levelled against her.
She was remanded in Suleja Correctional Centre till Friday 31st May, 2024 for ruling on her bail application.

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, along with S. M Oyeghe appeared for Chioma while Abdulrashid Isyaku-Sidi appeared for the Inspector General of Police.

Okoli’s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, told the court that his client suffered miscarriage in the course of the case and eventually lost her baby.
Recall that the CEO of Erisco Foods, Eric Omeofia, had alleged in 2023 that a negative product review by a customer, Chioma Egodi, negatively impacted his business when she claimed that the Nagiko Tomota Mix she bought had too much sugar.

Okoli was eventually arrested by the police in September 2023 with her lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, raising alarm that the fundamental right of his client was being breached by the police and Omeofia.

Okoli is standing bordering on conspiracy and cyberstalking leveled against her.

The counts read, “That you Chioma Edoka Okoli also known as Chioma Egodi Jnr, Happiness Obas now at large And Don Kashking now at large ‘m’ of on or about sometime in the month of September 2023 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired among yourself and intentionally sent a message by means of computer and social media network such as Facebook, by using your Facebook handle by name Chioma Egodi Jnr, with the intention of instigating people against Erisco Foods Limited, knowing the said information to be false and with intent to cause annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will, or needless anxiety to Erisco Foods Limited, the management, and of the family, thereby committed an offense contrary and punishable under Section 27 (1) (B) Cyber Crime Prohibition Act.

“That you Chioma Edoka Okoli also known as Chioma Egodi Jnr, Happiness Obas now at large and Don Kashking now at large ‘m’ of on or about sometime in the month of September, 2023 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court intentionally send a message by means of computer and social media network such as Facebook, by using your Facebook handle by name Chioma Egodi Jnr, with the intention of instigating Erisco Foods Limited, knowing the said information to be false and with intent to cause annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred, ill will or needless anxiety to Erisco Foods Limited, the management, and of the family, and thereby committed an offense contrary and punishable under Section 24 (1) (B) Cyber Crime Prohibition Act.”

https://saharareporters.com/2024/05/28/nigerian-court-remands-tomato-paste-reviewer-chioma-okoli-prison-over-comments-erisco

Recall that the CEO of Erisco Foods, Eric Omeofia, had alleged in 2023 that a negative product review by a customer, Chioma Egodi, negatively impacted his business when she claimed that the Nagiko Tomato Mix she bought had too much sugar.

Okoli’s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, told the court that his client suffered miscarriage in the course of the case and eventually lost her baby.

Okoli is standing bordering on conspiracy and cyberstalking leveled against her.


O pari.

This erisco tomato paste matter should not have escalated to this extent in my opinion. The extent it has gone now is not helpful for an amicable resolution at all.

This is a lesson to everyone to be careful about the advice people give to you, especially if it's a legal opinion.

If you post a comment or say something the other party consider as offensive to his or her brand ,if your comment is a well-intentioned advice but ,unfortunately, taken wrongly, please just delete the comment(s), apologize to the one who took your in a wrong way and move on with your life. If you're right, you will eventually be justified by posterity and one day the person who feels wronged today will credit you as the one who gave a truly sincere yet you apologized for peace to reign. You become the bigger and more matured party eventually.

I will encourage her husband, family and lawyer to help her out of the current predicament. Let all the parties please explore amicable resolution options if it's not too late yet. It's good that she's being given the opportunity to defend herself so that justice can prevail.

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Cash and carry judiciary. Did any entity investigate her claim and find it to be false?

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Sometimes, silent is golden.

Where are them gang that always advice the lady to find a good lawyer as if Erisco will hire a bad lawyer

nnachukz:
Cash and carry judiciary. Did any entity investigate her claim and find it to be false?

Yes, NAFDAC did and her claims were false so let her come forth with a proves

Justice should be served. Period!

Igbo vs igbo
Not my rodeo, not my bull

Unfortunately, obidients egging her on wouldn't love you enough to share the jail room, sufferings and pains with you. She lost the baby wtf!, be careful of stupid people in large numbers.. lesson learnt.

-Kiss the truth!

I'll be pained if this lady eventually lands in jail. This is serious!

Should it be Nigerian court received huge sum to remand the innocent lady to jail?

Lawyers that can not protect human right

Jokers!

Everybody is claiming right in Nigeria.

Don't defame a hardworking business especially in Nigeria where the government policies is not even encouraging SME

CHO CHO CHO you get data

Oya eat watery beans in peace in prison instead of Erisco
All those boycott and cheering where are thou

The best advice for her and her cohort is for her to beg fellow Nigeria to beg Erisco oo

There's no UHURU anywhere for her

So this matter is still raging? This is gross injustice. This Erisco of a man will not escape it.

She does not deserve the treatment.
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COMRADES, if this woman was paid by foreign competitors to destroy a local content, let her suffer for it

Why do I feel like this would come back to haunt erisco foods 🤧
Ion know sha
I ain’t talking about karma
But this isn’t how issues like this should be handled 🤌

cho cho cho cho cho cho cho

nnachukz:
Cash and carry judiciary. Did any entity investigate her claim and find it to be false?

Nope!
Read her chats, she made a terrible mistake. Instead of apologizing for the wrong accusations, she was pushed beyond measure

I once watched an interview on Arise news where the CEO of Erisco said he doesn't mind closing down his business just to get justice and teach this Chioma a lesson.
Mind the type of people you offend and apologize when there is still time for reconciliation

There are Channels of Complaints, She should have reported the company to Nafdac and Consumer protection commission to carry out their work and ascertain her allegation. On the other hand Erisco should know that a product is subject to bad or good review.

AL1ENWARE:
She does not deserve the treatment.
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she deserve it big time. This is what happen when you talk too much

Don't go looking for trouble. The man has said he would rather die than not get justice.

I read her Facebook post where she was daring the company to go to court. Out of ignorance, she felt it was easy to take on a corporate organization anywhere in the world.

I think she has learnt her lessons. Erisco should withdraw the lawsuit.

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Lol nobody to call bigot or tribalist here na family matter...



You will come online and say Jargons without proof when the law comes for u we go start to hear cash nd carry judiciary...

Since you know more than NAFDAC Den prove everybody wrong and also sue them all in billions...

C2Ok:
Why do I feel like this would come back to haunt erisco foods 🤧
Ion know sha
I ain’t talking about karma
But this isn’t how issues like this should be handled 🤌

After all these while, it's yet to hunt him. The man does not send.

TimeManager:
Unfortunately, obidients egging her on wouldn't love you enough to share the jail room, sufferings and pains with you. She lost the baby wtf!, be careful of stupid people in large numbers.. lesson learnt.

-Kiss the truth!

Those were are biggest problem. The woke generation kept telling her to fight on.

verifiablefacts:
No be to write Nafdac she for do? Or consumer protection agency,she come dey spoil person market.

Nafdac actually verified and said there was nothing wrong with the product.

Villagesquare:
There are Channels of Complaints, She should have reported the company to Nafdac and Consumer protection commission to carry out their work and ascertain her allegation. On the other hand Erisco should know that a product is subject to bad or good review.

She gave a fake review which is different from good or bad reviews. Even Amazon and many other businesses warn customers against giving fake reviews as there could be legal consequences. People have gone to jail in Italy, UK and many places for false/fake reviews.

I feel at this point, the girl's family better go the Nigerian way to beg the company to drop it's law suit.

Carazon:
We are them gang that always advice the lady to find a good lawyer as if Erisco will hire a bad lawyer

The judge is a judicial bandit. Money don change hands. Has nothing to do with lawyer's competence.

More boycott to this company product 💯:

Erisco wey Buhari's wife came to commission na hin you open mouth waaah...

Nigeria will not shout Justice for this lady until she die like Mohbad


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Carazon:


Yes, NAFDAC did.

NAFDAC & SON did but they was a particular time she was told to apologise which she agreed but later she rejected probably she was given some weighty conditions that made her have a rethink but this is a really trying time for her mostly & her family. Erisco self don para patapata 🥺

Woman that doesn't know how to sell market wants to rubbish a mans business he has made through sweat and tears. She should rot in jail