Segalink Explained

Segalink
Birth Name:Adesegun Olusegun Omotayo Awosanya
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigeria
Alma Mater:University of Lagos
Occupation:Realtor, Human Rights Activist, Business & Strategic Consultant
Known For:Founder/President, Social Intervention Advocacy Foundation (SIAF)
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Spouse:Odezi Faith Awosanya

Segun Awosanya, known as Segalink,[1] is a Nigerian realtor, human rights activist, and business consultant.[2]

Awosanya was one of the early organisers (advocates) of the campaign against police brutality in Nigeria using social media as a tool, while engaging authorities across arms of government with

  1. EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG
advocacy, which yielded results when the Buhari-led government of Nigeria announced a total overhaul of the department of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, popularly known as SARS.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

Awosanya is the founder and president of the Social Intervention Advocacy Foundation (SIAF).[7] [8] He is also the founder and executive director of ALIENSMEDIA (a futuristic brand regarding identity media, technology, and brand strategy consultancy).[9] He has continued to freely educate and enlighten the public through Twitter, with successful direct intervention in bridging institutional gaps between the people and government institutions.[10] [11]

Awosanya consults for several firms, governments, and non-governmental organizations in Nigeria on technology, business strategy, strategic communication, real estate investments and wealth management, personal development, crisis and perception management, soft skills, and media matters.[12] [13] [14]

Awosanya facilitated and influenced the Nigerian socio-political space from 2014 till date through various advocacies.[15] The most popular among them is

  1. EndSARS
, which focuses on the reformation of the criminal justice system via legislative reforms and a scrap of the rogue arm of the police (SARS) that is currently threatening the sovereignty of the country and the general sanctity of our society.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

In the aftermath of the

  1. EndSARS
protest in Nigeria, Awosanya was listed as a member of the Lagos State Judiciary Panel of Inquiry by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on police brutality in Lagos State.[21] [22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-02-07. EndSARS: Why I supported reopening of Lekki tollgate -Segalink. 2021-04-13. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  2. Zaza Hlalethwa,News:
    1. ENDSARS: Understanding Nigeria's anti police brutality protests
    . 15 January 2020. news24.com. 12 October 2020.
  3. News: The Guardian . Nigerian Presidency Has Received The #EndSars Petition- Segun Awosanya . 9 September 2018.
  4. News: CNN . How a social media movement against police brutality prompted Nigerian government to act . 9 September 2018.
  5. News: Premiumtimes . #EndSARS: Nigerians applaud Osinbajo over directive to review SARS . 9 September 2018 . premiumtimesng.com.
  6. News: Channels Television News . SARS Overhaul: Operatives To Wear Uniform, Restricted To Robbery, Kidnap Cases . 9 September 2018 . Channels TV.
  7. Valentine Iwenwanne,News: Protesters in Nigeria Demand a Proper End to Police Unit That Tortures Detainees. 15 January 2020. vice.com. 12 October 2020.
  8. News: Commissioners of police, DPOs couldn't control IRT, STS operatives — CSOs. 15 January 2020. vanguardngr.com. 18 July 2020.
  9. Adaobi Onyeakaegbu,News: Segun "Segalink" Awosanya is our Man Crush today!. 15 January 2020. pulse.ng. 17 December 2018.
  10. Sampson Toromade,News: The #EndSARS Protester is Pulse Person of the Year 2020. 15 January 2020. pulse.ng. 30 December 2020.
  11. Titilola Oludimu,News: Social Media Round: Overhaul SARS. 15 January 2020. techpoint.africa. 17 August 2018.
  12. News:
    1. EndSARS: Almost A Revolution
    . 15 January 2020. thisdaylive.com. 13 October 2020.
  13. Ayodele Ibiyemi,News: Much ado about Segalink's withdrawal from the #EndSARS protests. 15 January 2020. naija.yafri.ca. 19 October 2020.
  14. News: Meet the outstanding entrepreneurs who received the Lord's Achievers Awards. 15 January 2020. pulse.ng. 26 March 2020.
  15. News: Beyond The Protests, Advocacy Must Continue to Ensure Implementation of Police Reforms in Nigeria - Segun Awosanya. 15 January 2020. proshareng.com. 16 October 2020.
  16. Ugonna-Ora Owoh,News: Queer Nigerians face police brutality. Why were they erased from #EndSARS?. 15 January 2020. opendemocracy.net. 30 December 2020.
  17. News:
    1. EndSARS protest has been hijacked, says Segalink
    . 15 January 2020. punchng.com. 30 October 2020.
  18. News: Shooting #EndSARS protesters in Lekki: It shouldn't have come to this— Segalink. 15 January 2020. vanguardngr.com. 20 October 2020.
  19. News:
    1. Endsars: From Anti-Robbery Squad To Anti-People's Squad
    . 15 January 2020. thisdaylive.com. 11 October 2020.
  20. News:
    1. EndSARS leader Segalink withdraws
    . 15 January 2020. thenationonlineng.net. 19 October 2020.
  21. Web site: Lagos State Judiciary Panel of Inquiry Commences Sitting. Chukwudi. Onyewuchi. 27 October 2020. Lawyard. lawyard.ng.
  22. News: nigerianobservernews . Police Enlist Singer, Korede Bello, EndSARS Campaigner, Awosanya, Others to Monitor SARS Operations . 9 September 2018.

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