Court admits evidence in ex-NHIS boss Yusuf’s N90.4m trial

A High Court successful Abuja has accepted further documents arsenic grounds successful the ongoing proceedings of erstwhile National Health Insurance Scheme boss, Professor Usman Yusuf, implicit an alleged N90.4 million fraud.

Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court successful Kuje gave the ruling connected Wednesday, February 25, 2026. The lawsuit was brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The caller documents were presented earlier by the prosecution’s 2nd witness, James Balami, who is the Director of Procurement astatine the NHIS. He had submitted the papers during the tribunal sitting connected January 5, 2026.

When the substance came up again, the prosecution lawyer, Francis Usani, asked the tribunal to formally judge the documents arsenic evidence.

The justice ruled successful favour of the request, saying the process followed the law. She besides noted that the defence lawyer, O.I. Habeeb, SAN, did not entity to the documents being admitted.

Among the documents accepted by the tribunal were certified existent copies of letters dated November 11, 2016. These were marked arsenic Exhibits E1 to E32. The tribunal besides admitted copies of the NHIS Procurement Plans for 2016 and 2017, marked arsenic Exhibits F1 to F4 and G1 to G5, respectively.
In addition, a certified transcript of the NHIS Procurement Act 2016 was admitted and marked arsenic Exhibits H1 to H2.

While giving evidence, Balami told the tribunal astir his inte...