By Felix Cofie
The Ghana Police Service has successfully secured the extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, whose high-profile criminal activities terrorized residents of elite Accra neighborhoods between 2022 and 2024.
The suspect, also known by several aliases including Rashid Bawa, Maxwell, Papa Rich, and Dawa, was the subject of intense police investigations after being captured on CCTV during multiple robbery operations in areas such as East Legon, Cantonments, Ridge, Tesano, Airport Residential Area, and Adjiriganor.
Addressing the Media in Accra, Director-General of the CID, DCOP Lydia Donkor said
Following a public announcement on October 3, 2023, that the suspect was being actively pursued, the Police launched heightened security operations and intelligence tracking in affected areas. Investigations later revealed that Moudjibou had fled Ghana, possibly into neighboring countries.
His accomplice, Alidu Marzouk, was arrested on September 4, 2024, and has since been assisting with investigations. Moudjibou, however, managed to escape and was believed to be in hiding in Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, or Nigeria. Further intelligence confirmed he was residing in Togo using both Ghanaian and Togolese identification.
A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Adabraka District Court on September 5, 2024. He was subsequently listed on INTERPOL’s Red Notice upon request from Ghanaian authorities.
On January 30, 2025, the Togolese Police arrested the suspect in Lomé, following close collaboration with INTERPOL Accra and INTERPOL Lomé. After months of legal and administrative processing, the Togolese government approved his handover to Ghana on May 12, 2025.
According to DCOP Donkor On May 14, 2025, a five-member delegation from Ghana, led by a senior police official, departed Accra aboard a military aircraft to Lomé. The suspect was officially handed over by Commissaire Principal de Police Assi Elo Ani, Director-General/CID of the Togo National Police Force, in the presence of officials from the Ghana Embassy in Lomé.
Moudjibou is now in custody in Ghana and assisting police investigations.
The extradition was made possible under the Agreement on Cooperation in Criminal Matters between Police Services of West African States, signed in Accra in December 2003. This agreement allows for streamlined transfer of suspects between member states.
On behalf of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohonu, the Ghana Police Service expressed deep appreciation to the Togo National Police Force, INTERPOL Lomé, and the Ghana Embassy in Togo for their cooperation. Special recognition was also given to Ghanaian officers who contributed to the successful operation.
“This operation is a testament to the power of regional collaboration in combating transnational crime,” the Police Service said in a statement. “To all suspects still at large, we are coming for you, and you will be arrested to face the law.”
The public has assured that investigations are ongoing and further arrests are expected in the coming weeks.
