The United States, Nevada Southern Detention Centre, has confirmed that the former Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, is at their detention facility.
According to CITI NEWS, an officer from the facility confirmed the news to them in a telephone interview on January 16.
The officer is said to have revealed that Sedina Tamakloe was sent to the detention centre on January 7th.
However, the officer did not confirm the reason for her arrest or the date for any possible release.
The confirmation comes following media reports that suggested her detention was false, following a statement signed by Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Smith.
Earlier, Victor Smith revealed Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was arrested by the US Marshals and is being detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre in the USA.
In a statement issued on January 15, 2026, and signed by the ambassador, read, “I can today confirm that Mrs Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is being detained at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre.
“2190 East Mesquite Avenue.
“Pahrump, NEVADA.
“My information is that she was detained by US Marshals on January 6th and has since been kept at that detention center”.
“I am reliably informed that acting on an extradition request sent to the US Authorities sometime in July 2024, US Marshals arrested Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu and placed her in detention to await her day in court,” part of the statement read.
Also, Victor Smith has announced that former MASLOC CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, will face a US Court on January 21 over possible extradition to Ghana.
According to Victor Smith, Sedina Tamakloe’s court appearance is a critical step in the extradition process.
Speaking in an interview with Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, January 16, Victor Smith stated, “In this particular case in America, she was arrested by the US Marshals. For now, they are not allowing us to visit, but she has to go to court. My information is that there was an extradition request by the Ghana government back in 2024 from the Attorney General’s department.
“Once they were ready to effect the request, they went for her. She is being kept until she sees the judge on the 21st of this month, and the judge will decide. If she has good reasons why she must not be extradited, her legal representation will make that submission to the judge,” he explained.