Sedina Tamakloe Attionu will be extradited to serve her prison term – Deputy Attorney General

Mr Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, Deputy Minister for Justice and Attorney General, has hinted that his office is working hard to ensure that Madam Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, the embattled former CEO of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), is extradited to Ghana to serve her 10-year prison sentence.

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, an Accra High Court sentenced the embattled CEO of MASLOC to ten years in prison with hard labour in his absence.

The court also sentenced Mr. Daniel Axim, MASLOC’s former Chief Operating Officer, to five years in jail.

In an interview following the verdict, the Deputy Attorney General praised the court’s decision, emphasising Tamakloe’s return to the country to serve her 10-year prison sentence.

“Good news but what is refreshing is that she will be brought down to face the sentence, no problem at all,” he stated.

Mr. Tuah-Yeboah further explained the implications of the judgment, emphasising its role in expediting justice.

According to him, Ghana has a legal framework for extraditing individuals from abroad to face legal consequences domestically.

“We have started the process but with this judgment, it’s going to speed up the process. You know in Ghana we have various laws. You can choose to stay away but so far as we have laws for which you can extract from other countries to Ghana, in case there is a judgment against you like this one, be rest assured that she will be brought down to face judgment,” he added.

The court found both Tamakloe and Axim guilty on 78 counts for causing financial loss to the state, theft, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and violating public procurement laws, resulting in loss to public property.