BNI, Police Hospital & Nsawam Prison: Details of Sedina Tamakloe’s journey to jail
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Story By Manasseh Azure Awuni
The incarcerated former chief executive of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, spent some days at the Police Hospital in Accra before being taken to the Nsawam Medium Security Prison to begin her prison sentence, sources familiar with her case have confirmed to pacgh.org.
According to sources who want to remain anonymous, she was first handed over to the BNI upon her arrival at the Accra International Airport, which later handed her over to the Ghana Prisons Service.
She reportedly arrived with a medical condition, which the U.S. authorities communicated to their Ghanaian counterparts before handing her over.
The sources say she was taken to the police hospital, where she was admitted and treated for days. (We are unable to confirm how many days she spent at the Police Hospital.)
The Police Hospital later certified her fit to begin her sentence. She was then given medication and taken to Nsawam to begin her 10-year sentence.
Sedina Tamakloe Attionu's whereabouts have become a matter of public controversy. Many have openly questioned whether she was actually in prison, and pressure has mounted on the government to account for her.
Our sources reveal that she is in the female section of Nsawam Medium Security Prison. External access to her is tightly controlled, with only a handful of family members permitted to visit.
Prior to being taken to Nsawam to begin her sentence, our sources said she was at all times in the hands of the prison authorities and was not allowed to visit any private facility.
Background
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu arrived in Ghana on June 9, 2026, following her extradition from the United States to serve a 10-year prison sentence.
She was tried and jailed in absentia after she failed to return to Ghana from the United States. She had obtained permission from the High Court during her trial in 2021 to travel to the United States for medical treatment while her trial was ongoing.
An Accra High Court convicted her in 2024 after finding her guilty of multiple offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing.
The conviction stemmed from a prolonged legal battle involving allegations of misappropriation and the diversion of state resources during her administration of the government-funded microfinance institution.
Meanwhile, an Accra High Court is set to deliver a ruling on an appeal filed by her legal team on the propriety of her trial in absentia and sentencing on July 30, 2026.
Read the details and timelines of Sedina Tamakloe Attionu's case here.