What’s the story behind TikTok sensation Onijah Andrew Robinson, the woman who refused to leave Pakistan, claiming she had plans to marry her missing teen BF and asking for money to ‘reconstruct the country’?
Robinson captivated the locals with her wild claims; the 33-year-old apparently used a filter during her online chats with 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon, which showed her to be a white woman
If you didn’t know better, you’d think the story of Onijah (also known as Onya) Andrew Robinson, a woman from New York, who not only refused to leave Pakistan, but demanded money from its government to “rebuild” the country, was fake news.
But Robinson, 33, has become a TikTok sensation after she claims plans to marry her 19-year-old Pakistani boyfriend went awry, via ARY News.
It has been widely reported by local Pakistani media that Robinson held multiple press conferences detailing her outrageous claims that she plans to “build hotels” and also “bring food into this country” after her alleged lover disappeared. While many netizens are fascinated by her surreal tale, some are also concerned with her mental health as she sought shelter with a local non-profit.
So, just who is Robinson and how did she end up in Pakistan? Buckle up for what has got to be one of the wildest stories of 2025 so far …
Onijah Andrew Robinson went to Pakistan for love, allegedly
MSN reports Robinson, who is from New York, left America for Pakistan in October last year after falling in love with Nidal Ahmed Memon online. Per MSN, Robinson was supposed to meet her 19-year-old boyfriend and get married. Local media outlet AAJ reports when Robinson arrived in Karachi, Memon fled after his family realised the age difference between the pair and refused to agree to the marriage. According to Tribune, Robinson used a filter during her online chats with Memon, which showed her to be a white woman with blonde hair.
Robinson refused to leave
India Times reported Robinson found a supporter in local activist and YouTuber Zaffar Abbas, who first shared her story online, leading to government official Kamran Khan Tessori to extend her visa and arrange for her a flight home. According to AAJ, Robinson claimed she was “stranded” in Karachi after her visa expired and she had no money. The situation quickly escalated as Robinson’s version of events changed several times, with the New York native giving interviews to the media, locals and setting up press conferences, per AAJ.