Tanko Computer wades into Sedina Tamakloe's prison custody debate

The Minority Caucus in Parliament is demanding answers over the exact circumstances of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu’s detention over the last 15 days.

Rashid Tanko Computer, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications [GIFEC] and Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress [NDC], has commented that Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu “is not currently resting in her home” and stressed that she remains in the custody of the Ghana Prisons Service.

According to him, the public must wait on the prison service to communicate the case rather than speculating wild allegations that she could be home.

During a panel discussion on the current agenda on Saturday, June 27, 2026, Computer stressed that the ruling government followed due process until Sedinam was extradited back to Ghana.

“If we didn’t care, we would have left her to continue resting in the US”, he stated.

He called for due process and transparency in high-profile detention cases, arguing that public confidence requires clear communication from security and correctional agencies.

Sedinam Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted and sentenced in absentia to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour as she was found guilty of stealing and conspiracy to steal, wilfully causing financial loss to the State and causing loss to public property and money laundering and procurement breaches.

During trial, the court granted her permission to travel to the United States for medical treatment. She did not return. The court issued a warrant, concluded her absence was unjustified, and proceeded with the trial without her.

Ghana submitted a formal extradition request to the U.S. in July 2024. After over two years of proceedings, U.S. authorities approved her surrender in January 2026.

She was detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Center.

On June 8-9, 2026, the U.S. extradited her to Ghana.

Upon arrival in Accra, officials of the Ghana Police Service and Ghana Prisons Service took her into custody to begin her 10-year sentence.

This was Ghana’s first successful extradition since 2009.