Here are some credible facts about the blogger and activist who was recently released from Port-Harcourt Maximum Prison, after being incarcerated since March 2017.
Background
Kemi Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo and the second of ten children. She lived for 14 years in Nigeria, 30 years in the United States, and five years in Canada.
Career
She majored as a journalist/reporter, discussing terrorism and health topics on CNN, CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC, Nigerian Television Authority, and Fox News. In 2010, Kemi Olunloyo served on the Governors Advisory Council at Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario. She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune, running her own global music blog HipHossip Canada chosen by BET as their Canada-based hip-hop correspondent for the show The Deal which showcased upcoming hip-hop stars.
Cause & Social Activist
During her stay in Canada, Kemi Olunloyo was active against gun violence In Nigeria. She also used social media to raise awareness on the surging rate of male prostitution in the country. She released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed them on social media.
She was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa’s Social Media Influencer for the Year 2014.Deportation from Canada
In August 2012, Kemi Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents from the Canada Border Services Agency. She was branded a flight risk when her refugee visa was not renewed, she was remanded into custody at an immigration detention center for seven days before being deported to Nigeria.
Arrest in Nigeria
On the 14th of March, 2017, journalist Kemi Kemi Olunloyo reported that popular Pastor David Ibiyeomie was having an affair with Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, describing him as her sugar daddy. Ibiyeomie strongly denied the allegation, and she was subsequently arrested and was refused bail for defamation of character. She approximately spent a total of 90 days in Port Harcourt maximum prison before she was released.
