Ghana’s ex-finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta detained by US immigration authorities

Ghana’s former finance minister Ken Ofori Atta has been detained by US authorities, his lawyer said late on Wednesday.

Ofori-Atta, who is in the US for medical treatment, is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption. He was declared a fugitive last February and formally charged in November.

He was detained over the status of his current stay in the United States, his lawyer said, adding that he expects the matter to be resolved…