The NPP's Director of Communications has said there is nothing to celebrate about the extradition of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, characterizing it as straightforward enforcement of accountability rather than a milestone, and arguing she should have remained in Ghana to face justice.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has cautioned that Sedina Tamakloe's extradition to Ghana should not be taken as a precedent for the automatic extradition of other high-profile individuals sought by Ghanaian authorities, noting that extradition proceedings are determined case-by-case based on specific facts, evidence, and legal circumstances.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney-General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the extradition of ex-MASLOC chief Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu from the United States demonstrates that absconding will not shield accused persons from prosecution, and signals Ghana's commitment to pursuing corruption cases across borders where extradition arrangements exist.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has welcomed the extradition of Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu, former CEO of the now-defunct MASLOC, from the United States to Ghana to face sentencing following her conviction in a fraud case. Tuah-Yeboah commended both U.S. authorities and Ghana's Office of the Attorney General for their roles in securing her return.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former CEO of Ghana's Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, was extradited from the United States on Tuesday to serve a 10-year corruption sentence after conviction on 78 counts including stealing over GH¢90 million, conspiracy, and money laundering. This is the first US extradition to Ghana since 2009.
9 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, has been extradited from the United States to Ghana to serve a 10-year prison sentence for causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy, money laundering, and procurement breaches involving more than GH₵25.6 million committed between 2013 and 2016. The extradition, the first between the two countries since 2009, followed her 2024 conviction and a formal extradition request submitted in July 2024 after she left Ghana in 2019 without returning to face trial.
9 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre chief, was extradited from the United States to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges, including embezzlement of more than US$6 million in Ghanaian taxpayer funds. The extradition marks the first transfer of a fugitive from the United States to Ghana since 2009.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →