Former Chief Executive Officer of the now-defunct Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has been extradited from the United States to Ghana to begin serving a prison sentence handed down by an Accra High Court.

According to the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Ms Tamakloe-Attionu arrived in Accra on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, after the United States approved Ghana’s request for her surrender.

In a Facebook post, Mr Kwakye Ofosu disclosed that the High Court convicted and sentenced Ms Tamakloe-Attionu in absentia in April 2024.

He said the Government of Ghana subsequently submitted a formal extradition request to the United States in July 2024 for her return to serve her sentence.

“After over two years of court proceedings, the United States authorities notified the Government of her surrender in January this year,” he stated.

Mr Kwakye Ofosu added that officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service have taken Ms Tamakloe-Attionu into custody and are making the necessary arrangements for her incarceration.

“Officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service have taken her into custody and are making the necessary preparations for her to begin her sentence,” he noted.

He further revealed that the Attorney-General is expected to hold bilateral discussions with officials of the United States Department of Justice on pending extradition matters involving the two countries.

“Meanwhile, the Attorney-General is scheduled to meet his counterparts at the United States Department of Justice for a bilateral discussion on all pending extradition requests between the two countries,” the Minister added.