Bukola Oriola
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Bukola Oriola | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Nigeria |
| Occupations | Activist, hair-braider, journalist |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Organization | Imprisoned Show |
| Notable work | Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim |
| Children | Samuel Jacobs |
Bukola Oriola ⓘ (born 1976) is a Nigerian-American journalist.[1] She lives in Anoka County, Minnesota,[2] and has a son named Samuel Jacobs.[3] She spent six years as a journalist covering education in Nigeria while still living in that country.[4] In 2005, she came to the United States from Nigeria on a two-month work permit in order to cover a New York City meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.[5] She married a US citizen who prevented her from establishing interpersonal relationships with anyone other than himself.[6] He subjugated her to a life of unfree labour, confiscating all of her earnings.[7] She was imprisoned in her home in this manner for two years.[8] Bukola is a speaker, author, mentor, advocate, and entrepreneur.[9]
