Segalink

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Segalink
Born
Adesegun Olusegun Omotayo Awosanya
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater University of Lagos
Occupation(s)Realtor, Human Rights Activist, Business & Strategic Consultant
Known forFounder/President, Social Intervention Advocacy Foundation (SIAF)
SpouseOdezi Faith Awosanya
Website segalink.com

Segun Awosanya, known as Segalink, [1] is a Nigerian realtor, human rights activist, business consultant, and Apple developer since 1999. [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 #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 #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 #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]

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  2. ↑ Zaza Hlalethwa, "#ENDSARS: Understanding Nigeria's anti police brutality protests". news24.com. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ The Guardian. "Nigerian Presidency Has Received The #EndSars Petition- Segun Awosanya" . Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ↑ CNN. "How a social media movement against police brutality prompted Nigerian government to act" . Retrieved 9 September 2018.{{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  6. ↑ Channels Television News. "SARS Overhaul: Operatives To Wear Uniform, Restricted To Robbery, Kidnap Cases". Channels TV. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Meet the outstanding entrepreneurs who received the Lord's Achievers Awards". pulse.ng. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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