Upon reaching New York, Onijah gave an interview to local media, where she discussed her travels from America to Pakistan and then to Dubai.
Onijah clarified the news of her arrest in Dubai, stating that she wasn’t arrested but had faced a situation that caused a delay in her return.
“I didn’t go to jail, I was just stuck in Dubai. It was a situation I couldn’t understand at the time,” said the American woman.
Talking about Pakistan, Onijah shared that she had been in an online relationship with a Pakistani man. She said, “We met through the internet.”
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When asked if she would return to Pakistan to find her missing online boyfriend, she vaguely responded, “We’ll talk about it.”
Onijah further stated that she had no intention of returning to Pakistan and wanted to stay in New York.
Her new interview video is rapidly circulated on social media.
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It is worth noting that the 33-year-old American woman arrived in Karachi on October 11, intending to marry 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon.
However, Nidal’s family opposed the marriage, and he went missing. Nidal had also reportedlly levelled catphishing allegations against Onija.
This unusual love story of the American woman caught the attention of social and local media, with several videos circulated on social media.