Northern Elders Forum condemns arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf by EFCC, demands for his immediate release

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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has strongly condemned the arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf, a renowned academic and hematology-oncology expert by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as politically-motivated. According to a press statement released by the NEF, Professor Yusuf was taken into custody at his Abuja residence on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, around 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Professor was arraigned before the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), presided over by Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu. However, the…

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CNG flays Prof. Yusuf Usman’s arrest, demands his release

CNG calls on FG

…Warns against stifling free speech The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has condemned the arrest and continued detention of Prof. Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), describing it as an attempt to suppress dissent. In a statement issued yesterday by the group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, the CNG expressed concern over the detention of Prof. Yusuf, who has been an outspoken critic of the current administration. The Coalition asserted that Yusuf’s arrest was politically-motivated…

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EFCC operatives raid ex-NHIS Exec. Secretary, Usman Yusuf’s residence, arrest him

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A member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof Usman Yusuf, was yesterday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), According to sources, who spoke to newsmen  yesterday, Yusuf was arrested by a large number of EFCC operatives who stormed his residence yesterday. “A truckload of EFCC operatives stormed Prof Usman Yusuf’s residence and arrested him”, one of the sources said. Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS), faced trouble during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, following a petition submitted by a group to…

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