Former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, has returned to Ghana after being extradited from the United States to serve a 10-year prison sentence handed down by the Accra High Court.
She arrived at the Accra International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, aboard United Airlines flight UA 996, which touched down at approximately 9:01 a.m. The flight departed Washington Dulles International Airport at 11:44 a.m. local time.
Sources familiar with the matter indicated that security officials received her upon arrival and immediately took her into custody. She is currently undergoing routine medical assessments and debriefing procedures before being transferred to commence her prison term.
Attionu’s return follows an extensive extradition process initiated by the Government of Ghana after she failed to return home following a medical trip to the United States.
The former MASLOC boss had earlier been convicted in absentia after failing to return to Ghana following medical travel to the United States in 2021. On April 16, 2024, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour.
She and her co-accused, Daniel Axim, were found guilty on 78 charges, including stealing, conspiracy, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and causing loss to public property.
Prosecutors alleged that the offences involved millions of Ghana cedis in losses, unauthorised financial commitments, and breaches of procurement regulations during their tenure at MASLOC.
