Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, has returned to Ghana following her extradition from the United States to serve a 10-year prison sentence imposed by the Accra High Court.

Attionu arrived at the Kotoka International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, aboard United Airlines flight UA 996 from Washington Dulles International Airport.

Sources familiar with the extradition process confirmed that she was immediately received by security officials and taken into custody upon arrival.

She is currently undergoing standard debriefing and medical examinations before being transferred to begin serving her custodial sentence.

Her return marks the culmination of a lengthy extradition process initiated by the Government of Ghana after she failed to return to the country following a medical trip to the United States during her criminal trial.

In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted Attionu in absentia on multiple charges, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing.

The court subsequently sentenced her to 10 years' imprisonment after finding that her actions during her tenure as MASLOC Chief Executive between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a financial loss estimated at nearly GHS90 million.

The case stemmed from allegations of misappropriation and diversion of state resources during her administration of the government-funded microfinance institution.

Court records indicate that Attionu was granted permission in 2021 to travel to the United States for medical treatment while her trial was ongoing.

However, she failed to return to Ghana to continue participating in the proceedings, prompting the court to continue hearing the case in her absence.

Following her conviction, Ghanaian authorities intensified efforts to secure her return.

In 2025, the Government formally submitted an extradition request to the United States, seeking her repatriation to serve the sentence imposed by the court.

The request was subsequently reviewed by a United States District Court in Nevada.

After examining the legal documentation and evidence presented by Ghanaian authorities, the court certified the extradition request, paving the way for her return to Ghana.

Her arrival is being viewed as a major development in one of Ghana’s most high-profile corruption-related prosecutions involving a former public official.

Authorities are expected to complete all administrative, medical, and security procedures before transferring Attionu into the custody of the Ghana Prisons Service to commence her prison term.

While officials have not indicated whether any additional legal processes will follow her return, the extradition is expected to bring closure to a case that has attracted significant public attention over the years.