The former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, has been extradited to Ghana to serve her 10-year prison sentence for corruption offences.
According to reports, Attionu arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday morning aboard United Airlines flight UA 996 from Washington D.C. Security officials immediately took her into custody upon arrival.
The US Embassy in Accra also confirmed the extradition, noting that it is the first extradition from the United States to Ghana since 2009.
Justice has no borders. The United States has extradited Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to Ghana, following her conviction on 70+ corruption-related charges, including embezzling more than $6M equivalent in Ghanaian taxpayer funds. This is our strong U.S.-Ghana law enforcement…
— U.S. Embassy Accra (@USEmbassyGhana) June 9, 2026
Sedinam Attionu was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison, after being found guilty of embezzlement and causing financial loss to the state during her tenure as MASLOC CEO from 2013 to 2016.
In April, a US District Court approved her extradition following proceedings initiated by the government of Ghana in November 2025.
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For now, authorities have yet to indicate whether any further legal or administrative actions will follow her return.