"I went to the tomato store yesterday to buy canned tomatoes that I will use to make a stew, but I couldn't find my favorite tomatoes, so I decided to buy this one," wrote Chioma Okoli in her original Facebook post, quoted from Oddity Central. "When I opened it, I decided to taste it, oh my! It's too sweet! Haa please let me know if you have ever used this canned tomato before because this is an incredible situation!" she wrote.

He asked Okoli to stop badmouthing the product and try something else. Okoli responded by asking him to tell his brother to "stop killing people with his product". The social media debate ended with Okoli's arrest on September 24, 2023, allegedly for "inciting Erisco Foods Limited, knowing that the information was false, based on Article 24 (1) (B) of the Nigerian Cybercrime Prohibition Act."

Erisco Foods Limited also demands Okoli with a lawsuit amounting to US$3 million. The company claims that the negative review has caused serious problems such as the loss of several suppliers and credit lines. Erisco's founder, Eric Umeofia, said that he would rather die than let anyone tarnish the reputation he has built for 40 years.