Pregnant Nigerian Woman Faces Jail Time Over Online Review Of Tomato Puree

Photo: Getty Images A pregnant Nigerian woman is facing jail time over her online review of a tomato puree brand, Metro reports. Chioma Okoli, 39, gave an online critique of tomato puree brand Nagiko Tomato Mix, owned by Nigerian company Erisco Foods, saying it was “too sweet.” Okoli then asked her 18,000 Facebook followers to chime in with their thoughts on the tomato sauce, garnering a range of responses. A woman who claimed to be related to the creator of tomato sauce commented on Okoli’s post, saying “Stop spoiling my brother’s product. If [you] don’t like it, use another one than bring it to social media or call the customer service.” “Help me advise your brother to stop k****** people with his product, yesterday was my first time of using and it’s pure sugar,” Okoli responded. Days later, Nigerian police arrested Okoli while she was in church. She was charged with conspiring with two other individuals with the intention to “instigate people against Erisco Foods Limited” and “instigating Erisco Foods Limited, knowing the said information to be false.” Okoli was taken into custody. To get bail, Okoli was reportedly required to issue a public apology to Erisco. She is facing...