Fasina, popularly known as ‘Jingo’ who was said to have been missing since Saturday, 1 July was found in Turkey.
This was disclosed in a tweet by The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Sunday.
The commission said Fasina was found at the airport and would be on his way to Nigeria on Monday.
NIDCOM also commended Nigeria’s High Commission in Turkey for the collaborative efforts to locate the scholar.
NIDCOM wrote: “The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in collaboration with the Nigerian 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.
“Mr. Fasina, 76, was travelling to Algeria when he was said to have missed his connecting flight from Istanbul, Turkey.
“A big thanks to the Nigerian Ambassador to Turkey who immediately sent officials to the Airport to physically locate him in the very busy and huge Istanbul Airport.”
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