A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered the remand of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu gave the order after Yusuf was arraigned and took his plea. Yusuf is accused of abusing his office to confer undue advantages on himself between 2016 and 2017. He is also alleged to have awarded contracts without adhering to the due procurement process. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Yusuf on five counts amended charge bordering on alleged fraud. However, Yusuf pleaded not guilty to all five counts when the charges were read to him. Yusuf’s counsel, O.I. Habeeb, afterwards, requested that...Read Full Article >>➤
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