Samson Lardy Anyenini, an award-winning journalist and JOY Newsfile host, has quizzed the Ghana Prison Service over the handling of information surrounding former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.
According to Samson Lardy Anyenini, why is the Ghana Prison Service toying with a matter of such significant public interest?
He asserted that Felix Kwakye Ofosu has rubbished claims that Sadina Tamakloe is under house arrest, adding that she is still in the custody of the Prison Service.
The veteran journalist questioned why the Prison Service has still not provided clear answers despite repeated enquiries from the media.
In a Facebook post, Samson Lardy questions the prison service’s silence over Sedina Tamakloe’s reported detention, saying, “Felix rubbishes the claim that Sedina is under house arrest, pointing back to his official statement that she is in the custody of the Prison Service.
So why is the Service toying with a matter of such significant public interest?
Journalists have been seeking confirmation since last week, and all the officers keep saying is “we’re checking and will get back.”
What kind of posture is this?”.
His comments follow, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has refuted reports suggesting that the former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is under house arrest.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu remains in lawful custody under the Ghana Prison Service.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 stated, “She is in the custody of the Ghana Prison Service. They know how to handle people. If somebody needs help there, they know how to take care of her”.
“I can assure you, and let me put it on record, she is not in any house. She is not under any house arrest,” he added.
He further dismissed claims that a government official had told IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe that Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu was under house arrest and challenged him to provide evidence.
“If Franklin Cudjoe tells you that [Sedina is under house arrest], he is not telling you the truth. Let him name the so-called top government official who told him that,” he said.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu further stressed that it is not the government’s responsibility to disclose details of an inmate’s medical condition, adding that such matters fall under the Prison Service.
“I don’t have information on her medical condition. It is not my place to discuss it,” he said.
Also, Victor Adawudu, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, has stated that Sedina Tamakloe is currently in the custody of the Ghana Prisons Service.
Speaking to Citi News on Wednesday, he stated, “All I know is that there are appropriate authorities that are supposed to ensure that the orders of the court are being enforced. So, to my knowledge, she is in the hands of the Ghana Prisons and the security people,” he said.
“I am sure that with an application through the Right to Information, they will be given [the information], rather than speculation. But I can tell you that she is in the hands of the security, as she was handed over by the US authorities,” Mr Adawudu stated.
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.
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