An haifeta a 12 ga watan Disamba 1973 a jihar Kano, ita 'yar gwagwarmayar siyasa ce a Najeriya, kuma mai daukar nauyin kungiyar Kawo Da Mu' Yan Matan Mu, wanda ke ba da shawara ga sace 'yan mata fiye da 200, daga makarantar sakandare a Chibok, Najeriya, a ranar 14 ga watan Afrilu 2014, ta kungiyar ta'adda ta Boko Haram. Yesufu tana cikin mata masu zanga-zanga a Majalisar Dokokin Najeriya, a babban birnin kasar, Abuja, a ranar 30 ga watan Afrilu 2014. Haka kuma Yesufu ta kasance a sahun gaba a harkar End SARS, wanda ke jan hankali kan yawan abin da wata runduna ta 'yan sanda a cikin rundunar' yan sanda ta Najeriya da ake ce-ce ku-ce ta yi, wanda ake kira da ' Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)'. Yesufu ta ce "ba za ta bar yaki da zanga-zangar End SARS a Najeriya ba saboda 'ya'yanta." Yesufu anhaifeta kuma ta tashi a cikin garin Kano, kuma ta sami wahalar kasancewa yarinya-yarinya a cikin mahalli mai cike da tarihi.