This American Woman in Pakistan Wants $100,000 From Its Government Because She Was Dumped

In what feels like a deleted scene from Eat, Prey, Love, an American woman flew to Pakistan to meet her future husband but was met with heartbreak and embarrassment. The story of 33-year-old Onijah Andrew Robinson was trending on TikTok after this rejection took a wild turn.

In October 2024, Onijah hopped on a plane and flew from New York to Karachi in order to finally meet the man she was supposed to marry. Unfortunately, 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon wasn't quite ready for such a huge commitment, so he refused to follow through with the couple's virtual plans. The saga doesn't end there, as Onijah refused to leave while cultivating quite the following in Pakistan.

What did Onijah do after Nidal brutally rejected her? She did what any sane person would do and camped outside of the teenager's family's house. When the media got word of what was happening, the 33-year-old held a press conference and made some unusual demands. First on the agenda was reconstructing all of Pakistan. "I'm asking for $100,000 or more," she said.

Onijah asked for it in installments, starting with $20,000, and she wanted the Pakistani government to write the check. "The government is going to fix up these buildings, fix up these streets, and clean up these streets. It's ridiculous out here. I do not like it." In another press conference, Onijah was asked why she wasn't returning to New York. "It's none of your business," she replied. She was "just chillin'."

After Nidal's family vacated their home, Onijah stuck around until her visa expired. Despite the fact that violence against women is extremely common in Pakistan, per the World Psychiatry, men were falling all over themselves to throw their hats into the ring. Many offered to marry Onijah, but she only had eyes for Nidal.

She claimed the two had plans to travel to Dubai, and insisted he was already her husband, reported The Independent. "Make sure you get this on your camera, I’m married to Nidal Ahmed Memon," she said during yet another press conference. "We’re going to have our baby in Dubai." When asked for more information, Onijah said it was against her religion to "tell the world my business."

It's unclear how she was able to stay in Pakistan for four months but she reportedly flew home in February 2025. A young man claiming to be her son spoke out about what happened. "She can't think correctly at this moment," said Jeremiah Robinson in a video obtained by @viralversepk on TikTok. "She was not married to nobody." He was trying to help his mother return home. Onijah was previously arrested for trespassing in 2021, in Charleston County, S.C.