Notorious robber grabbed in Togo after 3 years on the run

An armed robbery suspect, Adinda Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, who had been allegedly involved in various criminal activities within the capital city between 2022 and 2024, has been arrested in Lome and subsequently transferred to Ghana.

The arrest of Moudjibou and his subsequent transfer to Ghana was announced by the Director General of the Criminal Inves­tigative Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, at press briefing in Accra on Saturday.

According to DCOP Donkor, the arrest and transfer of Moud­jibou from Togo to Ghana was carried out through a joint col­laboration between INTERPOL Accra and INTERPOL Lome.

Moudjibou, alongside an­other accomplice, Alidu Mar­zouk, DCOP Donkor revealed, targeted their criminal activities at high-profile individuals in elite residential areas such East Legon, Cantonment, Ridge, Tesano, and Airport Residential area.

The criminal activities of Moudjibou, DCOP Donkor stated, were captured in various CCTV footages and circulated widely on social media.

She said that while Moudjibou evaded arrest and was believed to have fled the country to either Togo, Cote D’ivore or Nigeria, his accomplice, Marzouk, who was arrested by the GPS in Sep­tember last year was subsequently remanded by the court to assist investigation.

DCOP Donkor further stated that investigations carried out by the GPS revealed that Moudjibou possessed both Ghanaian and To­golese identification documents.

Following the revelation, DCOP Donkor noted that a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Adabraka District Court on September 5, 2024, and was subsequently listed on the IN­TERPOL’s Red Notice.

“Intelligence gathered further confirmed that the suspect, Moudjibou, was hiding in Togo. In view of this, INTERPOL Accra requested assistance from INTERPOL Lome to locate and apprehend the suspect.

“On January 30, 2025, through a sustained collabora­tion and intelligence work, the Togolese authorities successfully arrested Moudjibou in Lome. He was held in custody pending the completion of the required ju­dicial and administrative process for his handing over to Ghana,” DCOP Donkor said.

She indicated that the To­golese authorities approved the transfer of Moudjibou to Ghana on Monday, following several en­gagements between the Ghanaian authorities and their Togolese counterparts.

“Consequently, on May 14, 2025, my team and I departed the Air Force Base in Accra to Lome where the Togolese police team led by the Director General/CID of the Togo National Police Force, Commissaire Principal de Police ASSI Elo Ani, handed over suspect to me in the presence of officials from the Ghana Embas­sy in Lome after the completion of the necessary formalities,” DCOP Donkor revealed.

The handing over of the sus­pect, DCOP Donkor emphasised, was facilitated under the Agree­ment on Cooperation in Criminal Matters between Police Services of West Africa States, which al­lowed simplified police-to-police transfer of suspects who were nationals of requesting countries and wanted for criminal offences.

Moreover, she thanked the Togo National Police Force, IN­TERPOL Lome, and officials of the Ghana Embassy in Togo for their support and collaboration.

DCOP Donkor assured the public that investigations were ongoing and efforts were in place to apprehend the remaining sus­pect who was at large.

“We remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of all persons in the country,” she added.

 BY BENJAMIN ARC­TON-TETTEY