BNI, Police Hospital, Nsawam Prison: New details emerge on Sedina Tamakloe's journey to jail

New details have emerged about the incarceration of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, following her extradition from the United States to serve her 10-year prison sentence.

The update comes after some Ghanaians questioned whether Tamakloe-Attionu was actually in prison custody and called on the government to provide evidence of her return to Ghana and incarceration.

Former MASLOC boss faces extradition to Ghana

According to investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, Tamakloe-Attionu was first handed over to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) after arriving at the Accra International Airport, before being transferred to the Ghana Prisons Service.

Manasseh reported that she arrived in Ghana with a medical condition, which United States authorities had communicated to their Ghanaian counterparts before handing her over.

He stated that she was admitted to the Police Hospital in Accra, where she received treatment for several days.

After doctors certified her fit to begin serving her sentence, she was given medication and transferred to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.

According to Manasseh, Tamakloe-Attionu remained in the custody of prison authorities throughout the period and was not taken to any private medical facility before being sent to prison.

He further reported that she is currently being held in the female section of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison, where access to her is strictly controlled.

Only a limited number of family members have been permitted to visit her.

Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was extradited from the United States following the approval of a request by the Government of Ghana to allow her to serve a 10-year prison sentence handed down by the Accra High Court.

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She was convicted in 2024 in absentia for multiple offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing.

The court found that her actions during her tenure as MASLOC Chief Executive between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a loss of nearly GH¢90 million to the state.

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