₦airaland Forum

AdejorLawrence:
Okay

happney65:
He is the burkinafaso version of the APC. All propaganda and lies.

But people who were born yesterday,who didnt grow up under the military were hailing him.

Nonesense and Tinubu

BlackPantherxXx:
NEVER kick or bang on someone's door aggressively in the US.

Depending on the State, the owner can kill you under "Stand on your ground" Law or wetin them dey call.

It is foolishness to aggressively confront someone in the US. Many of them dey "carry" and their fingers are itchy to use that gun.

No apology can resurrect you ooo.

LadyExcellency:
I just blocked this guy. He has nothing meaningful to contribute to any discussion on Nairaland.

Tunjikam:
Sope O TI LOR🤭🤣

Usman Yusuf, former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of trying to silence critics and suppress dissent.

Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Sunday, Yusuf claimed that his recent detention was a deliberate attempt to intimidate him and discourage opposition to government actions.

In February, Yusuf was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a five-count charge of alleged fraud. He pleaded not guilty before Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court.

Reflecting on his time in Kuje prison, Yusuf described it as a period of “retreat for rest, prayers, and reflection,” insisting that it only strengthened his resolve.

Recalling the events of January 29, Yusuf said that men who identified themselves as EFCC operatives stormed his home without an arrest warrant.

“On the 29th of January this year, at about 6:30 PM, my wife came up to my room and said there were some gentlemen who knocked and just walked into the house. They walked in through the door and said they wanted to see me, claiming I was expecting them,” he said.

“They said they were from the EFCC and had come to take me. I said, ‘guys, you haven’t even introduced yourselves.’ They quickly brought out their badges and confirmed they were from the EFCC.”

Yusuf added that the operatives prevented him from changing his clothes and stopped his wife from bringing him alternative clothing.

He recounted how he was sandwiched between an armed officer and a young operative inside a bus, who high-fived each other “as if they had captured a notorious criminal like Kachalla Bello Turji”.

According to Yusuf, he spent six days in EFCC custody before being arraigned. He also said that he was denied bail due to the judge’s illness, resulting in an additional 24 days spent at Kuje prison.

“The denial of bail was wrong,” he said.

“Bail is a constitutionally guaranteed right for any accused person, except in cases of capital offences or terrorism, and my case was neither.”

“This government deliberately denied me bail to shake me up. I spent six days at the EFCC and 24 days in Kuje prison — all to try and silence me. But I am not someone who can be silenced.”

“The whole purpose was the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu trying to silence any form of dissent.”

“This is coming from a president who himself was once a NADECO activist — someone who fought against the military, who ran across the border, and fled to safety.”

Yusuf emphasized that criticizing a government is a fundamental right in a democracy.

“Criticising a government in a democracy is the legitimate right of every citizen. But now, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is trying to stifle dissent and turn Nigeria into a one-party dictatorial state. We are not going to let that happen.”

Yusuf was appointed NHIS executive secretary in 2016 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.

He was suspended in 2017 by the health minister and later by the NHIS board in 2018 over allegations of corruption, before being officially removed from office in 2019.

mannobi:
I am blocking all unpatriotic elements. Anyone who refer to our fatherland as zoo will be placed inside the trash can for life.

Mariangeles:
So?
Was the wife running away?

tobore4u:


Must you take sex enhanced drugs to sleep with your wife??

Your wife is not olosho oga.

Favourcoach:
I need someone to put my website on google search. If you can do the job, send me a message via my link in my bio.

SmartPolician:
Tinubu

I didn't borrow or spend their money

mrvitalis:
You GDP moved from 377 billion dollars to 188 billion dollars... Is that not an effect ?

Thundafireseun:
I have seen a woman who refused CS just because her pastor told her she was going to deliver like the Hebrew women….

Her baby died in her womb … her baby was already decaying in her womb…. The baby’s dead body was brought out parts by parts …

The husband almost died from begging his wife to accept CS

Damilgodwin:
Over do no go kill my people 😁😁😁

TreasureJunky:
After all the investigations, will the investors get their money back? Investigation in Nigeria is mere paper work, after everything, it won't change anything. What's the purpose of the investigation if people will not have their money back