- By Halimah Olamide
“I can confirm that Chioma Okoli suffered a miscarriage and lost her pregnancy
Chioma Okoli, Erisco Foods Limited critic who has been in a strenuous legal battle since 2023, has suffered a miscarriage.
Effiong Inibehe, Okoli’s legal representative, disclosed this on Wednesday via a post on X.
According to Inibehe, that the Federal High Court in Abuja remanded her in Suleja Custodial Centre on Tuesday.
“I can confirm that Chioma Okoli suffered a miscarriage and lost her pregnancy.
“I made this disclosure to the Honourable Court during yesterday’s proceedings and it was reported by pressmen who were in the court
“Prior to yesterday, we decided to keep this information private and to only disclose it in the court. I am only stating this here due to the fact that the Court is already aware of it and many people are asking for confirmation.
“The evidence of the miscarriage is before the Court, is not for the media.”
He further revealed that she was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday on a two count-charge of alleged “cyberstalking” to which she pleaded not guilty.
Chioma was remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre (Suleja prison) pending ruling on her bail application fixed for Friday, May 31, 2024.
NPO reports that Okoli’s ordeal began in September 2023, when she posted on Facebook that Erisco Foods’s Nagiko Tomato paste contained excessive sugar and subsequently asked those who had used the tomato puree to share their experiences.
This led to her arrest by the CEO, Eric Umeofia in which she was taken to court and charged with cybercrime.