A Nigerian woman is facing seven years in prison for writing a critical online review of a tomato puree.
Chioma Okoli, who has a large following on Facebook, wrote in an online review that a can of Nagiko Tomato Mix, made by Nigerian company Erisco Foods, was ‘too sweet’.
Ms Okoli, , asked her ,000 followers to their own thoughts on the tomato sauce, which produced a range of responses.
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What a very strange world we live in.
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Thankfully, most of us don’t live in that part of it.
Sure it’s a crazy ole world but it’s always been the case that if you upset those with the right connections it wont end well.
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So she criticised the product and that is fine, but then accused him of killing people with said product with no evidence and used her social media to state this. I can see why she’s getting sued.
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If I said cigarettes are killing people, especially extra strong ones, could I be sued? It is a common fact that high sugary foods can lead to obesity and earlier deaths/diabetes etc
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Misleading headline. She said that the product was killing people.
I love it when online ‘personalities’ come up against reality.
She wont go to jail but if she’s charged then she can do that dead eyed pout for her mugshot. May get a few likes.
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Technically, if the sauce does have an exceptionally high sugar content then she is not totally incorrect!
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You too? EXACTLY the same thing happened to me.
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Thank God we don’t live there. It’s like stepping back in time.
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Backwards country
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…interesting story….you rubbish someone’s product, accuse them of killing people, then are surprised when you get sued……
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Eh!!?? Last time I checked it was actually normal to criticise a product without being sued or jailed!! ????♂️????????
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So, several suppliers terminated their contracts with you purely in the basis of a single persons opinion of your product? What complete and utter (B) s! Try paying what you owe and your suppliers will continue to work with you
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What a pathetic reason to arrest her.
it’s freedom of speech.
Release her she has done no crime.
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So now you cannot critic food, what the hell is wrong with people and rather than the CEO of the company take the feedback and look into it, he rather sue the beautiful young woman. Absolutely crazy they need to change the law in Nigeria smh!
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Blimey I won’t put a review of pot noodles online. One minute I will be watching antiques road show the next I could be cuffed, bundle into the back of a van then beaten with a rubber hose. Then taken to a Siberian salt mine made to work hours a day and only give a pot noodle to live on. Got to …
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A woman claiming to be the brother of the maker of the tomato mix?? That is weird!!!!
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Couldn’t give a s**** about this article so stopped reading it as no interest to me
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it’s a waste of taxpayers. money over it has too much sugar and it makes your company look stupid.
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Crazy ????
https://metro.co.uk/0/0//woman-faces–years-jail-saying-tomato-puree-sweet-00/
