The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine is scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with his counterparts at the United States Department of Justice on all pending extradition requests between Ghana and the US, the government has announced.
The announcement is on the back of the successful extradition and arrival in Ghana of former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in April 2024 on multiple financial crime charges, including stealing, conspiracy to steal, causing financial loss to the state, and money laundering. She was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour.
In July 2024, the government of Ghana submitted a formal extradition request to the United States. Following over two years of legal proceedings, US authorities notified Ghana of her surrender in January 2026. She arrived in Accra on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Officials from the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service have since taken her into custody to begin serving her sentence.
Confirming her extradition, the Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu added that a meeting is scheduled between officials of Ghana and the US to resolve outstanding extradition requests between the two countries.
“Officials of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Prisons Service have taken her [Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu] into custody and are making the necessary preparations for her to begin her sentence,” he wrote.
“Meanwhile, the Attorney-General is scheduled to meet his counterparts at the United States Department of Justice for a bilateral discussion on all pending extradition requests between the two countries,” the minister added.
This development comes amid other high-profile extradition matters between the two countries. These include requests involving Frederick Kumi, also known as Abu Trica, wanted in the US on charges related to a romance scam that allegedly defrauded elderly Americans of over $8 million, as well as former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, who faces corruption and financial loss charges in Ghana linked to contracts involving Strategic Mobilization Ghana Limited (SML).20
The Attorney-General’s upcoming meeting with US Department of Justice officials is expected to address these and other outstanding extradition cases, with the aim of strengthening bilateral legal and law enforcement cooperation.
The Government has described the extradition of Tamakloe-Attionu as a demonstration of its commitment to accountability for individuals convicted of financial crimes and a positive outcome of Ghana-US collaboration on justice matters.
