An American woman who traveled to Karachi, Pakistan, to meet with her online boyfriend in October found herself stranded and broke after he didn’t want to get married. However, she refuses to leave the country unless offered citizenship and a $5,000 allowance.
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Robinson,33, flew to the country on October 11, believing she was about to start a new life with 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon. Initially, he was down to marry her, but his family interfered and shut the alleged relationship down; Nidal ended the relationship, leaving Robinson alone with no visa, money, or plan, and stranded for seven days at Karachi Airport, according to GEO TV. She reportedly went to his family’s home only to discover that the family had moved out and staged a sit-in outside of his building, sleeping in the parking lot and refusing to leave. Her actions lead to crowds of onlookers and concerned neighbors.
While sitting in the parking lot, Robinson told local media that she initially wanted $3,000 a week and Pakistani citizenship. “You got to give me $3,000 a week. I’m becoming a citizen of Pakistan, that’s all I got to say for tonight. If y’all dropping no bread by next week, I think I should leave,” she explained. After being moved to a women’s police station for safety, Robinson insisted on returning to Nidal’s neighborhood despite having nowhere to stay.
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Pakistani authorities have tried to send Robinson home, but she refused to board a flight back to the United States. She was captured refusing to go through immigration procedures and declined to board her flight. A two-member team from the U.S. Consulate met with her, trying to convince her to return home—but she wasn’t hearing it. Meanwhile, reports claim Nidal has been taken into custody by Pakistan intelligence agencies.
A local man has also offered to marry Robinson and said he would seek permission from his first wife to marry her.
“Although it is not Islamically required to seek permission from the first wife, I will still ask my spouse if I can marry Onijah. “I have a demand. If Onijah is Hindu or Christian, she must convert to Islam before marrying me.”
