Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, a former Deputy Attorney General, has welcomed the arrest of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu in the United States, saying it validates the extradition efforts his office began while in government.
Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, Mr. Tuah-Yeboah expressed satisfaction that the initiative taken during his tenure has finally borne fruit, with Tamakloe-Attionu now in US custody awaiting extradition to Ghana.
“I sometimes definitely am excited because the work that we commence while in office has actually come to fruition,” he said.
He recounted that following Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction in April 2024, his office immediately obtained a warrant for her arrest and launched extradition proceedings.
“After her conviction, we went back to the court for a warrant for her arrest. Suffice to that, we began the extradition process, and in July 2024, everything was forwarded to the relevant authorities for the positive comment,” he explained.
Mr. Tuah-Yeboah noted that he had hoped the process would conclude before his office left in January 2025, but he expressed gratitude that US authorities have now acted.
According to a statement dated Thursday, January 15, 2026, and signed by Ghana’s Ambassador to the US, Emmanuel Victor Smith, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre.
She was sentenced in April 2024 to 10 years’ imprisonment with hard labour after being found guilty on 78 counts, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and violations of the Public Procurement Act.
Her co-accused, former MASLOC Chief Operating Officer Daniel Axim, received a five-year prison sentence with hard labour.
