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
#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]