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EFCC arrests former NHIS Boss over alleged fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf on allegations of fraud.
EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale confirmed that Yusuf was apprehended at his residence on Wednesday and is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kuje.
The EFCC also accused Yusuf of retaining private interest in the corporate entity known as GK Kanki Foundation, and without due process, awarding a contract in the sum of N10.1m, in favour of the GK Kanki Foundation, for the purported training of 90 persons when the actual number of trainees was 45.
This arrest follows a history of controversies surrounding Yusuf’s tenure at the NHIS, in October 2018, the NHIS governing council suspended him indefinitely over allegations of gross misconduct and fraud, with the approval of the Minister of Health at the time.
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