Adina Akpo Abdou Moudjibou (with face blurred) is alleged to be behind major robberies in Accra
The Ghana Police Service has announced the extradition of notorious Accra-based armed robbery suspect Adina Akpo Abdou Moudjibou from Togo to Ghana.
Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on May 17, 2025, the Director General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor, said that Togolese authorities handed over Moudjibou, who goes by many aliases, to Ghanaian authorities over the week.
She said that Moudjibou, who has both Ghanaian and Togolese identity documents, has been captured on CCTV footage robbing residents of Accra in prime areas such as East Legon, Ridge, Tesano and Cantonments.
He was arrested by Togolese authorities in January 2025.
His release to Ghana was after the completion of the necessary regulatory documents.
“The GPS has been pursuing a known armed robbery suspect, Adina Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, whose activities have been captured in various CCTV footage and circulated widely on social media,”
“These criminal activities were primarily targeted at high-profile individuals residing in communities such as East Legon, Cantonments, Ridge, Tesano, Airport Residential Area, and Adjiringano within the Greater Accra metropolis between 2022 and 2024,” she said.
DCOP Yaako Donkor stated that Moudjibou’s accomplice, Alidu Mansuk, was accosted in September 2024 and remanded by the court to assist with the investigation.
The CID Director General assured the public that the suspect was not going to escape from the place he is currently being detained as he awaits his prosecution.
Watch a video of CID boss’ remarks below:
Ghana Police, in collaboration with their Togolese counterparts, have arrested notorious robbery suspect Adina Akpo Abdou Moudjibou—also known as Mohammed Djandjo—at his hideout in Togo.
His arrest follows an INTERPOL red notice issued for a series of high-profile robberies in… pic.twitter.com/BmqH7aWCTl
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) May 17, 2025
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