Erisco Costumer's Arrest: Human-right Lawyer Inibehe Effiong Has Step in.(Facebook)

 Erisco Costumer's Arrest: Human-right Lawyer Inibehe Effiong Has Step in.

BEFORE YOU DEFEND ERISCO FOODS LTD.

Inibehe Effiong, Esq...

It is only a mischievous person or someone who’s not familiar with the modus operandi of the Nigeria Police Force that will pretend not to know that the police in this country, constantly intimidate and compel those under investigation for expressing views online to write letter of apology to influential complainants.

I have seen this silly script before and I know exactly how cases like this end. If the President/CEO of Erisco Foods Limited is so confident about his case, he would have allowed his lawyer to pursue a civil action in court. 

But no, he had to use police.

The same Nigeria Police that we are all familiar with.

The same police that arrested a citizen for allegedly naming a dog Buhari. With money, any idiot in this country can deploy the police against his fellow citizen.

I will be the last person and lawyer in this country to submit to police intimidation and persecution. No matter how rich you are, your money is useless in my eyes once I am convinced that you’re on the wrong side of the law.

Before you defend Erisco, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Was the arrest really necessary in the first place?

2. Did the police act lawfully and professionally by seizing Chioma’s phone and checking the contents thereof against her wish?

3. Is the detention of Chioma beyond 24 hours without being charged to court not a violation of her fundamental rights?

4. Is the police justified in forcefully taking Chioma to the bank to obtain her account statement?

5. Is it proper to use the police to extract apology from a person under investigation?

These are some of the legal infractions that some of us are defending blindly due to sentiments. Is this the type of country that we want to live in?

Those of us who have had to constantly defend the weak in our country that are hunted by the police on the instigation of influential Nigerians will not defend Erisco. We know better. We know the record of the Nigeria Police Force on respect for the Fundamental rights of Nigerians.

Even after they forced Chioma to write the so-called apology, they rejected and shredded the first one and dictated the contents of the one now in circulation. Still not satisfied, they still inserted a statement that reads: “I am sorry for the lies concerning the product.”

Do not take my word for it, look at the apology letter in circulation carefully. You will see that this particular statement was superimposed. Just look at it. They squeezed it in just to satisfy the insatiable ego of an arrogant billionaire.

The talk about a product killing people is baseless. Who did Chioma make this allegation against? Read the referenced comment dispassionately. Who’s the brother in question and where in her comment was the word “killing” used? I haven’t seen it. The law does not work based on speculations. Chief Eric Umeofia should tell us where and when Chioma accused him of using his products to kill Nigerians.

Chioma didn’t complain about the presence of sugar in the tomato product in question. Her complaint was about the quantity of sugar. Go and read what she wrote. It is immaterial whether the product is approved by NAFDAC or not. All commercial banks in Nigeria are approved by the CBN. Yet, when they don’t deliver efficient service, customers call them all sorts of names. Internet service providers are also approved by NCC, but we see Nigerians abuse them daily.

Nigerians have called commercial banks and internet service providers the most horrible names. I have not read that any bank or internet service provider has ever arrested anyone for the insults and allegations directed at them over their poor services.

Erisco created this public relations disaster because of their lack of emotional intelligence. Someone felt that using force is the best way to attend to the views of an aggrieved customer who used her money to buy their product.

In his petition, Chief Eric did not stop at the post and comment made by Chioma. He went ahead to make blatantly false allegations against her. He accused her of criminal conspiracy, blackmail and being part of ORGANIZED SYNDICATE that is FAKING their products after failing to EXTORT MONEY from his company.

He knew that these allegations are false.

But he still made them.

The last time I checked, giving false information to the police was a criminal offence in Nigeria. This is the company that some people are defending. It is Chioma today, it might be you tomorrow.

Erisco Foods Limited and the police will have to prove all those allegations beyond reasonable doubt. They will have to prove every single allegation they have made against Chioma. The burden of proof is on Erisco and the unprofessional and lawless Nigeria Police Force.

Chioma is currently hospitalized, her legs are swollen due to the torture, inhuman and degrading meted on her while in police custody. She is a nursing mother. 

We will not allow these infractions to go unchallenged.

We will confront this madness in court. 

History will vindicate the just.

Inibehe Effiong Esq.   

 Imeh Sylvester Umoh...

I don't know why I'm always drawn to side of the Oppressed; I get sick anytime I read watch or witness anyone Oppressed and I'm unable to help, but what gives me JOY is that Just l'ike  Liverpool FC, "I Never Walk Alone".

I have somebody  like  Inibehe Effiong     Esq. and his likes.

The reason why Nigeria is these backward is because the good people are keeping quiet when the see an innocent oppressed by the power that be. 

Majority of  Nigerian masses are so blinded by ignorance, ethnic sentiment, religious bigotry  and mental slavery.
I see no reason why a common review from a customer will land that reviewer in Federal headquarters of Nigerian Police of FRN. (JUST A REVIEW) something that other Countries are paying their citizens to Sample their Products and gives their honest "Feedback" so they can adjust or improve on, but the revise is the case of Nigerian.

How can a company  arrest their customer for her honest Feedback; her personal opinion. What an irony! 

Someone should please tell me. When will Nigeria measures up to their counterpart around the world ?

Why is Nigeria these opposite of a normal society? 

The Abuses that Mobile Telecommunications, Banks and Internet service providers receives on a daily basis because of their spouses poor service, would have landed thousands of Nigerian now in  Police custody. 

Because these companies  Understand  that costumes are the reasons  they are in business, all the do is to keep working hard to improve on their services for their costumes satisfaction, not like Erisco Food Nigeria

With what I see online; Nigerian has A Long Walk To Freedom, and like I said on my post on Facebook two days ago, Erisco Foods Limited really disappointed me  Big time. Because I sincerely love their products their Tomato pest inclusive, as their loyal customer, I blame their PR and their social media personnel , they got it all wrong. 

If Erisco PR and socal media handers were smart dude, they would have use the bad reviews to their advantage, but here they are, doing frantic damage controls for good publicity God had given them free but they let because of bad decisions.

My Prayer to Nigeria is One day, and l pray that it should be in this our time. I pray for Nigerian masses those that have soak by slave master mentality and those who's minds have been corrupted by the these dubious system to have a rethink and wake up from this mental laziness sleep, and smell a coffee . So that they would join hands to resosetate Nigeria from these quackmire .   

It's true that! "The People deserve the Government the get" 

But we reject this one in totality 

 What will it takes a Nigerian youths to have a basic knowledge of their foundermetal human right? 

Even if those that leads us do not give us our right, Just knowing the basic right will make you feel  secured and Bold.

As Inibehe Effiong ESQ. always said- History will Vindicate the Just .