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SERAP protests FG must drop cybercrimes charges against Chioma Okoli
An advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Wednesday protested that the federal government of the administration of President Bola Tinubu must immediately drop the cybercrimes charges against Chioma Okoli over her review of a can of tomato puree on social media.
The tomato brand generating the controversy
The group argued that the ECOWAS court has declared illicit Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act being cited in the prosecution of Chioma Okoli.
SERAP in a statement declared:
@SERAPNigeria
“The Tinubu administration must immediately drop the bogus charges of cybercrimes against Chioma Okoli over her review of a can of tomato puree on social media.
“The ECOWAS Court has declared unlawful Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act under which she is unlawfully charged.”
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