TikTok has closely been following the story of Onijah Andrew Robinson – known online as the American woman in Pakistan – after she inserted herself into the lives of everyday Pakistani people with grand claims and memeable one-liners.
In October of 2024, Onijah flew out to Karachi to meet the man she had been talking to online, 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon. They originally intended to marry but Nidal changed his mind and his family were against the idea. Rather than fly back home to New York City, Onijah refused to leave and instead shared her intentions of turning the community into a home.
“I’m asking for 100K or more. I need 20K by this week, in my pockets, in cash. That’s a demand to the government,” she said in one clip. “What’s my plan? To bring this down and build a home.”
Despite being offered a flight out of the country, Onijah continued to drum up publicity through viral clips and outlandish claims such as being pregnant with Nidal’s baby. The last we heard, the American woman in Pakistan was on a flight back to New York – only she never arrived.
Hold on, how did Onijah Andrew Robinson get to Dubai?
Earlier this month, and after reportedly being placed on a psychiatric hold, one of the country’s largest news outlets The News International reported that Onijah was finally on a flight back home. Her flight stopped in Dubai before continuing on, but she never boarded the connecting flight and chose to stay in Dubai instead.
Onija Robinson in Dubai cutting uppp im cryingg pic.twitter.com/TmpyP6bHbS
— joe (@Joeonv) February 11, 2025
Soon enough, TikTok and Twitter were once again flooded with videos of Onijah swanning about Dubai as people argued she could land herself in real trouble if found to be breaking the country’s strict rules.
“If you do something, I’m gonna burn your face,” she said in one clip. “I’m deadass. I’m not playing. Make a decision.”
Other videos show her walking around amongst huge crowds of people, many of which seemed to recognise her as they demanded selfies and pictures.
So instead of taking the layover flight from Dubai back to NYC, Onija Robinson decided to just stay in Dubai for Season 2. I’m CTFUPPP
pic.twitter.com/JIAKP5ksiH
— joe (@Joeonv) February 10, 2025
Where is the American woman in Pakistan now?
According to Sportskeeda, Onijah Andrew Robinson was immediately detained in Dubai and placed into protective custody.
Other publications such as Express Tribune have reported that US officials are in talks with authorities in the UAE to facilitate her return to the US, and to make matters even more confusing, there are even reports from admittedly sketchy sources that claim Onijah is safely back in her home state.
It’s also been eerily quiet on the TikTok front, and while she has started posting again in the last few days, she’s yet to shed light on her current situation.
Watch this space though, Onijah Andrew Robinson is guaranteed to keep the American woman in Pakistan story going.
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