Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, reportedly received medical treatment at the Police Hospital in Accra before being transferred to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to begin serving her 10-year prison sentence.
According to sources familiar with the matter, who spoke to pacgh.org on condition of anonymity, Ms Tamakloe-Attionu was initially handed over to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) upon her arrival at the Kotoka International Airport before being transferred to the Ghana Prisons Service.
The sources said US authorities informed their Ghanaian counterparts that the former MASLOC boss was arriving with a medical condition that required attention.
She was subsequently admitted to the Police Hospital, where she reportedly underwent treatment for several days. The exact duration of her stay at the facility could not be independently confirmed.
After medical personnel certified her fit to begin serving her sentence, she was reportedly discharged with medication and transferred to the female section of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison.
The report comes amid public debate over Ms Tamakloe-Attionu’s whereabouts following her extradition from the United States earlier this month.
Questions had been raised by some members of the public and opposition politicians over whether she had been committed to prison custody after her return to Ghana.
According to the sources, Ms Tamakloe-Attionu remained under the supervision of the Ghana Prisons Service throughout her medical treatment and was not allowed to visit any private medical facility.
The sources further indicated that access to her at the prison remains restricted, with only a limited number of family members permitted to visit.
Background
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu returned to Ghana on June 9, 2026, after being extradited from the United States to serve a 10-year prison sentence.
She was convicted in absentia by an Accra High Court in 2024 after being found guilty of multiple offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing, in connection with her tenure as MASLOC Chief Executive.
Ms Tamakloe-Attionu had travelled to the United States in 2021 after obtaining permission from the High Court to seek medical treatment while her trial was ongoing but failed to return to continue the proceedings.
The conviction followed a lengthy prosecution over the alleged misappropriation and diversion of state funds during her administration of the state-backed microfinance institution.
Meanwhile, the Accra High Court is expected to deliver its ruling on July 30, 2026, on an application filed by her legal team challenging the legality of her trial and sentencing in absentia.
