By Daniel Bampoe
After nearly three years of intense surveillance and international coordination, the Ghana Police Service has finally brought to justice a man believed to be behind a wave of violent robberies in some of Accra’s most affluent neighborhoods.
Adina Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, known by the alias Mohammed Djandjo, was extradited to Ghana from Togo on May 12, 2025, following his arrest in Lome on January 30.
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) confirmed his handover at a press briefing held in Accra on Saturday.
The operation was made possible through collaboration between the Ghanaian and Togolese police under a regional security cooperation agreement signed in Accra in December 2003.
The suspect had been on the Ghana Police’s most wanted list, with an INTERPOL red notice issued for his arrest.
He is alleged to have orchestrated a string of high-profile robberies between 2022 and 2024 across elite residential enclaves in Accra, including East Legon, Cantonments, Ridge, Tesano, Airport Residential Area, and Adjiringano.
“These criminal activities primarily targeted high-profile individuals, many of whom were trailed, surveyed, and attacked in their homes or vehicles,” said DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor, Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). “He was captured on several CCTV footages, which were circulated across social media, helping to galvanize public support and police action.”
The Ghana Police had publicly acknowledged the case in a Facebook post on October 3, 2023, assuring the public that investigations were active and efforts to apprehend the suspect were underway.
Following that statement, the CID intensified its intelligence-gathering and operational deployments in and outside Ghana.
DCOP Donkor detailed the final moments of the pursuit: “On Wednesday, 14th May 2025, at approximately 08:30 hours, a five-member Ghanaian delegation led by myself flew aboard a military aircraft to Lome to officially receive the suspect from the custody of the Togolese authorities.”
The capture of Djandjo marks a significant milestone in regional crime-fighting collaboration and underscores the growing importance of cross-border policing in West Africa.
The Police have yet to confirm when the suspect will be formally charged in court, but sources within the CID say investigations are ongoing and more accomplices may be identified.
