Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has been returned to Ghana from the United States to begin serving a prison sentence following a successful extradition process initiated by the Government of Ghana.
According to information shared by Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service have since taken her into custody and are making the necessary arrangements for her to begin serving her sentence.
The High Court convicted and sentenced Tamakloe-Attionu in absentia in April 2024. Following the conviction, the Government of Ghana submitted an extradition request to the United States in July 2024, seeking her return to Ghana to serve her sentence.
After more than two years of legal proceedings, United States authorities informed the Government of Ghana in January 2026 that the extradition request had been approved.
Tamakloe-Attionu subsequently arrived in Accra on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
Meanwhile, the Attorney-General is expected to hold discussions with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition requests involving both countries.
The bilateral engagement is aimed at strengthening cooperation and addressing outstanding cases requiring legal assistance and extradition arrangements.
Tamakloe-Attionu’s return is viewed as one of the most high-profile extradition cases involving Ghana in recent years and highlights ongoing efforts by authorities to pursue persons on trial who leave the country before the conclusion of legal proceedings.
In 2024, an Accra High Court handed Attionu a 10-year prison sentence with hard labour after finding her guilty of causing financial loss to the state.
The conviction followed revelations of the misapplication of millions of Ghana cedis intended to support small businesses under MASLOC. She was also found guilty on counts including stealing and money laundering. Businessman Daniel Axim was convicted alongside her.
Attionu was convicted in absentia by an Accra High Court after she failed to appear before the court during proceedings related to alleged financial irregularities at MASLOC during her tenure as Chief Executive Officer.
The case centred on allegations of causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy and the misapplication of public funds intended to support small-scale businesses and entrepreneurs.
