Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe Attionu in custody after US extradition
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Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, the former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, has been taken into custody by officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service following her extradition from the United States. She arrived at the Accra International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, stated that she is being processed to begin serving her 10-year prison sentence, which was handed down by the Accra High Court. The Government of Ghana was informed by US authorities in early January 2026 of her surrender after an extradition request was submitted by Ghanaian authorities in July 2024. Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was convicted and sentenced in absentia in April 2024 for offenses including causing financial loss to the state and stealing, which led to a loss of nearly GH垄90 million during her tenure as MASLOC boss between 2013 and 2016. Discussions are ongoing between Ghana and US authorities regarding other pending extradition requests.
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