Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), a government agency set up to provide financial assistance to small businesses.
Recently, the former MASLOC CEO was extradited from the United States to serve a 10 years imprisonment term an Accra High Court slapped on her in absentia.
The genesis of her trial and conviction dates back to January 2017 after a new government took over. Mrs. Tamakloe-Attionu’s successor at MASLOC, Stephen Amoah ordered a forensic audit into operations under the former management.
An audit conducted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) exposed wrongdoings of fraudulent disbursements, and misappropriation during Sedina’s tenure at MASLOC between 2013 and 2016.
In 2019, the Attorney-General officially charged Sedina and Daniel Axim, a former MASLOC Operations Manager with multiple counts of stealing, money laundering, and willfully causing financial loss to the State.
The specific details of the charges involved an alleged appropriation of GH₵500,000 MASLOC funds returned by Obatanpa Micro-Finance Limited, and the withdrawal of funds meant for a nationwide sensitization campaign that never took place.
Prosecutors also found financial malfeasance in relation to the procurement of vehicles and mobile phones, questionable ex-gratia payments to herself and her deputy, and irregularities with funds meant for the victims of the 2013 Kantamanto market fire.
In February 2021, during her trial, Sedina was granted permission by the High Court to travel to the US for medical reasons. However, she failed to return to the country.
In April 2024, before being convicted and sentenced to 10 years to prison in absentia, the court subsequently issued a warrant for her arrest. Her co-accused, Daniel Axim was sentenced to 5 years in prison. In January 2026, Daniel Axim was granted bail by the Supreme Court pending an appeal of his prison sentence.
This is because Ghana’s justice system provides an avenue for convicted persons to appeal their sentences. An appeal may only be successful if the court finds there was a miscarriage of justice.
| Date | Details |
| April 2018 | Sedina indicted by EOCO forensic report triggered by her successor |
| January 2019 | Attorney-General formally charges Sedina, another at Accra High Court |
| February 2021 | Court grants Sedina permission to travel to US for medical attention |
| April 2024 | Court jails Sedina 10 years in absentia, co-accused gets five years |
| July 2024 | Ghana submits formal extradition request for Sedina |
| December 2025 | US obtained a warrant for Attionu’s arrest based on Ghana’s request |
| January 2026 | Sedina arrested by US Marshals |
| April 2026 | US District Court in Nevada okays extradition request by Ghana |
| June 2026 | US formally hands over Sedina to Ghana |
| June 2026 | Ex-MASLOC boss handed over to Police and Prisons to serve her term |
Extradition and return dominates news headlines
Amid the return to Ghana and subsequent incarceration of Tamakloe-Attionu, GhanaFact has observed a series of claims around her return. One such claim was made by the former Head of Public Affairs of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo who said Sedina was arrested by US security agencies independent of the extradition request of the government of Ghana.
During a television discussion on Joy News’ AM Show on June 10, 2026, Mr. Boafo claimed that the former MASLOC boss was “arrested by the security agencies in the US” and “not on the promptings of (the) government of Ghana.”
He also stated that the arrest was effected by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). “Let me put on record that Sedina was arrested by the security agencies in (the) US not on the promptings of (the) government of Ghana. It was ICE, as part of their operations. That’s how she was arrested.
“So it wasn’t because (the) government had requested that get us Sedina. That’s how she was picked. So it wasn’t government. So of course, I also have information of the role our foreign affairs or the embassy played. But it’s not because government wanted to bring Sedina back that is why she’s been brought back,” he said (from 14:50 – 15:44 of the broadcast).
Below are some factual details of Sedina’s arrest and extradition.
Who arrested Sedina?
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was arrested and detained by the US Marshals on January 6, 2026. Ghana’s Embassy in the United States was the first institution to issue a statement on her arrest, indicating that it was based on Ghana’s extradition request submitted sometime in July 2024.
The US Marshals is a federal agency responsible for apprehending fugitives that are wanted by foreign nations, and in this case, Ghana.
On April 12, 2026, a US District Court in Nevada approved her extradition to Ghana. Subsequently, upon extradition to Ghana, the US Justice Department confirmed the reason for the arrest and the arresting authority.
“Ghana then requested Attionu’s extradition and, in December 2025, the United States obtained a warrant for Attionu’s arrest based on Ghana’s request. Attionu was arrested on Jan. 6, in Nevada…On June 8, the U.S. Marshals Service surrendered Attionu to Ghanaian authorities for transportation to Ghana. Attionu’s extradition is now complete,” the statement noted.
Therefore Fiffi Boafo’s claim that her arrest was not based on the Government of Ghana’s request is false. His claim that she was arrested by ICE, the immigration enforcement agency is also false.
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