A former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo,’ has been found. Earlier it was reported by PREMIUM TIMES that Fasina had been missing since Saturday, July 1, 2023. Fasina was reportedly travelling to Algeria at the invitation of the Algerian government when he missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey. But on Sunday, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission confirmed that Fasina had been located.
Missing Ex-President Of Nigerian Lecturers’ Union, ASUU, Dipo ‘Jingo’ Fasina Found At Istanbul AirportA former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities , Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo,’ has been found.Fasina was reportedly travelling to Algeria at the invitation of the Algerian government when he missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey.NiDCOM and incumbent ASUU president, Prof.
But in a statement issued by NiDCOM on Sunday afternoon titled ‘Update On The Missing Ex-ASUU President, Dipo Fasina ‘Jingo’, said the academic had been found.“The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in collaboration with the Nig high commission in Turkey, has successfully located Prof Fasina who went missing for a few days at Istanbul Airport while connecting on a flight back home.
“The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in collaboration with the Nig high commission in Turkey, has successfully located Prof Fasina who went missing for a few days at Istanbul Airport while connecting on a flight back home. Fasina, a polyglot, reportedly speaks Yoruba, English, French, Russian, and Ukrainian. He also reads and translates German and Spanish.According to reports, he directed that his honorarium be used to establish the departmental library.
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