Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has disclosed that convicted former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) CEO Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu will be extradited. He said the processes had already begun for Sedinam Tamakloe to be brought back but will now hasten up as a result of the court’s decision.
Sedina Tamakloe was handed a 10-year jail term by the court for causing financial loss to the state. The trial which began in 2019 continued despite the former MASLOC boss not being available in the country. She took permission from the court for a medical checkup and never returned but the court proceeded to try her in absentia.
The court found Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, CEO and Daniel Axim, Director of Operations guilty on 78 counts relating to conspiracy to steal and stealing. Others are unauthorized commitment resulting in financial obligation for the government, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss to public property, improper payment of public funds, money laundering and contravention of the Public Procurement laws.
While Ms Tamakoe-Attionu got 10 years for her role, Daniel Axim will serve half of that time for his role.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, April 16, Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah said now that the court has decided, Sedinam Tamakloe will be extradited.
“What is refreshing is that she will be brought down to face justice. In Ghana, we have various laws, you can choose to stay away but so far as we have laws relating to how we can extradite you from one country to Ghana, be rest assured that she will be brought down to face justice,” Tuah-Yeboah told the media.
The two former top executives of MASLOC were charged for infractions committed between 2013 and 2016. Evidence presented in court said they misappropriated GH¢1.7 million allocated for sensitization exercise. They only used a small part of the money for the purpose but the remainder could not be accounted for.
More evidence suggested they did not disburse fully funds that were meant for fire victims at Kantamanto. They disbursed a fraction of it and kept the rest. Also, they bought Samsung phones and vehicles for MASLOC at rates higher than the market prices despite buying the items in bulk.
