Prof. Usman Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), was taken into custody by EFCC agents on Wednesday.
Armed agents picked him up from his residence in Abuja.
Around 4:46 p.m., the professor of bone marrow transplantation, hematology-oncology, and his wife and kids were arrested for an unidentified crime.
Yusuf was taken to an unidentified place.
Although the operatives did not reveal the specifics of his arrest, it is possible that his actions during his time at NHIS had something to do with it.
According to a 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.
Seven months after a fact-finding team established by the Federal Ministry of Health recommended Yusuf’s dismissal due to suspected misuse of N919 million, former President Muhammadu Buhari dismissed him of his position in 2019.
