{"id":111388,"date":"2026-01-16T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111388"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:35:21","slug":"sedina-tamakloe-set-for-january-21-us-court-hearing-victor-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=111388","title":{"rendered":"Sedina Tamakloe set for January 21 US court hearing \u2013 Victor Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 11 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The convicted former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is scheduled to appear before a United States court on January 21, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This is according to Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to the US, Victor Smith.<\/p>\n<p>This confirmation comes amid a public dispute over her current location in US custody.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Smith made the disclosure on JoyNews\u2019 The Pulse on January 16, refuting a report by Asaase Radio that questioned whether Tamakloe was actually being held at the Nevada Southern Detention Centre, as previously stated by the Ghanaian embassy.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Victor Smith refutes claims Sedina Tamakloe is not in Nevada Detention Centre in US<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201d I have heard it from official sources, where this lady is being kept, and that she\u2019s going to go to court on the 21st (January),\u201d the Ambassador stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Asaase Radio report, also published on January 16, claimed that a review of the detention centre\u2019s online inmate roster did not list Sedina Tamakloe Attionu. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1019-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sedina Tamakloe set for January 21 US court hearing - Victor Smith\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sedina Tamakloe set for January 21 US court hearing - Victor Smith\">The convicted former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is scheduled to appear before a United States court on January 21, 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