Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo
Nigerian activist (born 1964)
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Olukemi "Kemi" Omololu-Olunloyo (born 6 August 1964) is a Nigerian blogger, an activist against gun violence and drug abuse, and also a social media personality.
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo | |
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| Born | 6 August 1964 |
| Occupations | Blogger, Activist |
| Parent | Victor Omololu Olunloyo |
Background
Omololu-Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo[1] and the second of ten children. She lived for 14 years in Nigeria, 20 years in the United States, and five years in Canada .[2] before being arrested and deported from Canada [3]
Career
Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a guest discussing terrorism and health topics on CNN, CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC and Nigerian Television Authority. She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune[4]
Community and social activism
While in Canada, Omololu-Olunloyo was active against gun violence.[5][6] In 2014 she released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed themselves on social media.[7]
In 2014, she was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa's Social Media Influencer of the Year.[8]
Deportation from Canada
In August 2012, Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), after allegedly failing to report in monthly as required by CBSA.[9] After being determined a flight risk when her refugee visa was not renewed, she was remanded into custody at the Vanier Centre for Women for seven days before she was deported to Nigeria.[10][11]
