Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has reacted to the news that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, has been acquitted and discharged by an Appeal Court.
According to Manasseh Azure, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu being acquitted and discharged is shameful and scary.
In a post on X, Manasseh Azure wrote, “It’s shameful and scary at the same time”.
The Appeal Court decision overturns Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s earlier conviction.
On Thursday, July 31, 2026, the Court of Appeal delivered its ruling stating that the prosecution had not established the allegations against Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu to the required standard of proof.
Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal and discharge means she is no longer liable for the convictions arising from the case.
Also, the detailed that it full reasons, contained in a 94-page judgment reasons for the unanimous decision will be released before the close of business on Thursday.
It will be recalled that Sedina Tamakloe Attionu was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a High Court in Accra.
The former MASLOC CEO was sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labour for causing financial loss of GH¢90 million to the state in April 2024.
In 2019, the case began; however, during the course of the trial, Sedina Tamakloe travelled to the United States to seek medical attention.
Sedina Tamakloe was tried in absentia after failing to return to Ghana.
A former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, was also sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour.
Sedina Tamakloe and Daniel Axim were found guilty on 78 counts of causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy to steal, money laundering, and causing loss to public property in violation of public procurement law.
According to the Attorney General, the government of Ghana wants Sedina Tamakloe to serve her 10-year jail term in Ghana.
The development follows a U.S. Magistrate Judge, Daniel J. Albregts of the District of Nevada, ordering that the former MASLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, serve her 10-year prison sentence in Ghana.
According to reports, the US court ruled that sufficient evidence exists to support the extradition.
Earlier, an award-winning Ghanaian journalist and anti-corruption campaigner, Manasseh Azure Awuni, revealed that the former CEO of MASLOC, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, is currently serving her prison sentence at the Nsawam Prison.
Manasseh Azure disclosed that Sedina Tamakloe spent several days receiving medical treatment at the Police Hospital in Accra and was later taken to the Nsawam Prison.
In a news article published on Pledge Against Corruption (PAC), Manasseh Azure Awuni wrote, “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”.
See the post below:
It's shameful and scary at the same time.
— Manasseh Azure Awuni (@Manasseh_Azure) July 30, 2026
