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Missing Ex ASUU President Fasina has been finally found
A renowned Nigerian scholar and former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dipo Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo,’ has been missing since Saturday, 1 July.
This development was confirmed by the incumbent President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, in a telephone interview.
Mr Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria reportedly at the invitation of the Algerian government when he was said to have missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey. His whereabouts have since remained unknown.
Also confirming the news, is the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, who assures that her organisation is aware and “we are working on it.”
A scholar, activist, and unionist, Mr Fasina taught Philosophy for 34 years at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, which he joined in 1979 after returning from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he bagged his PhD.
He is a trustee of ASUU and was among those credited with setting up of the Philosophy Department of the then Ogun State University, Ago Iwoye and has taught the course in many universities across the country.
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