Bukola Oriola Biography
Bukola Oriola is a Nigerian-American journalist. She wrote and self-published the book Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim, which chronicled her experiences with human trafficking.
Bukola Oriola Age
Oriola was born in 1976, in Nigeria, Africa. She is 48 years old as of 2023.
Bukola Oriola Husband
She is confidential when it comes to matters concerning her personal life. She has not yet shared her relationship or marital status with the public. However, She lives in Anoka County, Minnesota, and has a son named Samuel Jacobs.
Bukola Oriola Career
Bukola is a speaker, author, mentor, advocate, and business owner. She worked as a journalist for six years in Nigeria, covering education while still living there. In 2005, she traveled to the United States from Nigeria on a two-month work permit to cover a United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York City. She married a US citizen, who forbade her from having interpersonal ties with anyone other than him. He subjected her to a life of forced labor, seizing all of her earnings. She was held in her home in this manner for two years. She is a fellow of the International Institute for Journalism, Germany.
She wrote and self-published Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim, which details her experiences with human trafficking. In August 2013, she participated in a discussion panel following a screening of the documentary film Not My Life at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs’ Cowles Auditorium. President Barack Obama nominated her to the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking on December 16, 2015, and President Donald Trump reappointed her in April 2018. Bukola received the Cadbury National Award for Education Reporters in 2005. In August 2013, she founded a non-profit organization called “The Enitan Story” to advocate for victims and empower survivors of human trafficking.
Bukola Oriola Net Worth
Bukola has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.