Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have raided the Abuja home of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, picking him up,
It was learnt that the gun-wielding operatives arrested the Professor of Haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation in his house in the presence of his wife and children at about 4:46pm today over a yet-to-be-revealed offence.
Sources familiar with the development confided in our correspondent that Yusuf was driven to an unknown location after he was picked up by the operatives.
Although details of his arrest were not disclosed by the operatives.
Professor Yusuf was relieved of his appointment in 2019 by the former President Muhammadu Buhari seven months after he was recommended for dismissal by a fact-finding panel set up by the Federal Ministry of Health over alleged mismanagement of N919m.
When contacted, the spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said he would find out about the development and get back.but he was yet to get back as promised as of when this report was filed.
