Woman Who Refused To Leave Pakistan After Failed Marriage Is Finally Returning To United States

An American woman who initially refused to leave Pakistan after a failed marriage situation is reportedly returning to the United States.

According to The Independent, Onijah Andrew Robinson traveled to the South Asian country with hopes of marrying Nidal Ahmed Memon, a 19-year-old she had met online. Upon her arrival, the young man and his family rejected her, leaving her in the country with no place to go.

Robinson was then stranded in the city of Karachi, as her tourist visa expired. According to the outlet, she remained near the Memon family home, however, the family had vacated the property and locked the residence. Although money was raised for her to return home, she allegedly refused the financial support. She instead took her story to TikTok, where she became a viral sensation.

In her videos, she exclaims “I’m asking for 100K or more. I need 20K by this week, in my pockets, in cash,” noting, “That’s a demand to the government.” She even holds what appears to be a press conference at one point. In several clips as she shares plans to “rebuild” Pakistan, she asks for “two thousand or more every week”, “more than five thousand dollars in USD”, and “I want 20K up front, 5K-10K to stay here every week, and I want those demands from the government right away.”

According to The Independent, she even revealed plans to continue with her marriage to Memon, even after he rejected the relationship. “Make sure you get this on your camera, I’m married to Nidal Ahmed Memon, we are moving to Dubai very soon. We’re going to have our baby in Dubai,” adding that it was against her religion to share her “business” when pressed for details.

Black Enterprise reported the Pakistani government had placed Robinson in a psychiatry department at Karachi’s Jinnah Post Graduate Hospital for a mental health examination. A man claiming to be her son described her as “mentally unstable” and having bipolar disorder. He relayed that he is working to have her return.

“I’m trying to help her as her son to come back to the U.S. She was only supposed to go to Pakistan to meet him and his family.”

Per BE, after several refusals, one resulting in a delayed flight for other passengers, Robinson has finally agreed to return to New York explaining, “I would like you guys to book my ticket back to New York,” continuing to elaborate, “Money is short right now, and I will appreciate it.”