A pregnant Nigerian mom was arrested and tossed in jail for making an online post criticizing a local brand of tomato puree, reports said. Chioma Okoli, 39, is facing up to a year behind bars for ...

A pregnant entrepreneur shared her review of a can of tomato puree on Facebook. Following this, she was prosecuted for allegedly breaching cybercrime laws. Saturday, Jul 19, 2025.

Pregnant mother faces seven years in prison for online review of tomato puree product. The remarks have led to a national scandal in Nigeria in a battle her legal team have dubbed David V Goliath .

Okoli told CNN she made a post on Sept. 17 asking her 18,000 Facebook followers to give their feedback on a can of tomato puree she had bought instead of her go-to brand to make stew.

In Nigeria, Chioma Okoli faces up to three years in prison and a fine of 7 million naira (around $5,600 U.S.) after posting on Facebook that she found a tomato puree made by local company Erisco ...