Current Events > Nigerian woman reviewed some tomato puree online. Now she faces jail

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Basically she got her 18,000 Facebook followers, likely not close to all of them, review bomb and ruin a small company. It's against the law to do so in Nigeria.

It should be illegal everywhere

I dont know anything about their justice system. But hopefully she wins her trial

I mean, she broke the law. Good luck I guess.

Context

Okoli, a small-scale importer of childrens wear, told CNN that on September 17 she asked her 18,000 followers on Facebook to share their opinions about a tomato puree she bought in place of her usual brands, saying she found it too sweet.

According to the police, Okoli was charged with instigating Erisco Foods Limited, knowing the said information to be false under Section 24 (1) (B) of Nigerias Cyber Crime Prohibition Act.
If found guilty, she could face up to three years in jail or a fine of 7 million naira (around $5,000), or both.

Basically she got her 18,000 Facebook followers, likely not close to all of them, review bomb and ruin a small company. It's against the law to do so in Nigeria.

https://youtu.be/zQh-6rdkum4?si=3W6LBwrHBphO3ViA

At least that's as bad as it gets.

That lawyer is a slimeball.

Glad to hear the case was dismissed.

It should be illegal everywhere

People actually think people deserve jail time over review bombing?

Yes i do.
Do you people really believe review bombing cause no harm?

There's a great difference between giving a bad review and organising a review bombing.

"But she broke the law!" is idiotic if it's a stupid law

Slavery not only used to be law but it was against the law to not return escaped slaves to their masters.

Look how many countries have anti gay laws.

You'd change your tune awful quick if you were facing 50 years behind bars because being a Gamefaqs user was made illegal.

"Hey it's against the law."

People actually think people deserve jail time over review bombing? >_> And that's if this case was even legit review bombing.

I never said it wouldn't cause a business harm. But harm worthy enough for jail time. Absolutely not. As worst, it should be a civil case. Especially if all she asked her followers to do was review the thing.

I never said it wouldn't cause a business harm. But harm worthy enough for jail time. Absolutely not. As worst, it should be a civil case. Especially if all she asked her followers to do was review the thing.

Oh come on, you can't be that dense.
If an idol said brand X is bad and asked their followers to do a "review", it's obvious that she goaded them to give the same review like hers.

Ignoring the fact that people in this topic agree with the law,

it doesn't really matter if it's stupid or not for my post to be true.

I'm assuming people who are openly gay where it's illegal don't get out of jail because the law is stupid.

And I'd leave gamefaqs if it was illegal for some reason for what it's worth.

This is embarrassing.

And you think this... Deserves jail time?

Yes? It's a crime afterall.

Yes? It's a crime afterall.

Oh, you're one of those. I see.

Yes, one of those who realised that review bombing is vile.
Also the one who realize that influencer using their power to make their followers doing vile things for them are criminals.

You people on the other hand believes that "free speech" are allowed even when they caused harm and should be immune to all repercussions.

If Reportoftheweek asking their followers to review bomb, yes they should be sued.

Sued, sure. Not jailed.

The fact you have to connect this to Trump encouraging ACTUAL VIOLENCE is extremely telling that you don't even believe your own argument has merit.

In US yes, but this is Nigeria.

Yes i have to connect it with the worst example so people can see how bad it is. Kinda like Godwin fallacy but replace Hitler with the worst person in the modern times.
And yet you still can't see that influencing people to do harm should be illegal

No, you don't, because it's nowhere near actual violence, and you know that. You made a dumb post and now you're desperate to double down, for some reason.

Agreed.

I was fully ready to come into this topic and be pissed off by some backwards nonsense, but this is actually a good law.

Yes, one of those who realised that review bombing is vile.
Also the one who realize that influencer using their power to make their followers doing vile things for them are criminals.

You people on the other hand believes that "free speech" are allowed even when they caused harm and should be immune to all repercussions.

Do you think boycotts should be illegal? The problem with review bombs is the notion that it comes from misinformation in which case it can sued for libel but it has to be enough to be considered libel. Simply being negative isnt libel. Otherwise parodies and satire would be illegal.

There's a great difference between giving a bad review and organising a review bombing.