EFCC Raids Residence of Former NHIS Chief Usman Yusuf, Moves Him to Unknown Location

Prof. Usman Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), was taken into custody by EFCC agents following a raid on his residence in Abuja.
According to information obtained, the professor of haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation was taken into custody by the anti-graft agency at approximately 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, while his wife and kids were there, for an unidentified offense.

Following his pickup by the EFCC agents, Yusuf was driven to an unidentified location, according to sources who verified the occurrence on Wednesday night.

Additionally, a senior EFCC source stated that although the specifics of Yusuf’s detention cannot be made public, they may be related to his actions while he was in charge of NHIS.

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According to the source, “because investigations are still ongoing, the reason for his arrest cannot be made public at this time.” I do know that he is being held and will assist the investigators in their work.

Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s spokesperson, has not yet commented on the arrest at the time this article was filed.

Seven months after a fact-finding team established by the Federal Ministry of Health recommended Yusuf’s dismissal due to suspected misuse of ₦919 million, former President Muhammadu Buhari dismissed him of his position in 2019.