The wife and sons of former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof Usman Yusuf, have formally appealed to the United States Government for diplomatic intervention to secure his release from detention.
In a letter dated February 18, 2025, Iftikar Abdallah Yusuf, the wife of Prof Yusuf, addressed the American Embassy under the title: “Re: Request For Consular Assistance For My Husband Professor Usman Yusuf.”
Similarly, the couple’s three sons, Abdullah, Adnan, and Luqman, wrote to Senator Richard J. Durbin of Chicago, Illinois, USA, seeking urgent intervention under the title: “Re: Request for the Immediate Release of Our Father, Prof Usman Yusuf.”