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Adinda Abdul Mujibu, a prominent armed robbery suspect who had been at large following a series of high-profile robberies targeting wealthy Accra neighbourhoods between 2022 and 2024, has been arrested and extradited, according to the Ghana Police Service.
Mujibu, also known by a number of aliases, including Rashid Bawa, Maxwell, Papa Rich, and Dawa, was apprehended in Togo and turned over to Ghanaian authorities on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the police disclosed during a press conference on Saturday, May 17.
An Interpol Red Notice, rigorous intelligence operations, and international cooperation were all part of the months-long manhunt that ended with his arrest.
East Legon, Cantonments, Ridge, Tesano, Airport Residential Area, and Adjiriganor are just a few of the affluent neighbourhoods where Mujibu’s criminal activities were mainly targeted, according to Lydia Yaako Donkor, the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (DCOP).
The Greater Accra Region was enraged and terrified by these crimes, which were frequently brutal and well planned.
Mujibu acted with an accomplice, Alidu Mazuk, who was caught in Ghana on September 4, 2024, and is currently cooperating with ongoing investigations, according to police investigations supported by a large amount of CCTV evidence and public assistance.
But Mujibu escaped and avoided detection, leading officials to believe he was hiding in Nigeria, Togo, or Côte d’Ivoire.
Subsequent enquiries revealed that he had identification documents from both Ghana and Togo.
International Cooperation and Capture
Interpol Accra formally asked Interpol Lomé for assistance after a Ghanaian court issued an arrest warrant and listed him on Interpol’s Red Notice.
Through persistent intelligence efforts and collaboration, Togolese police were able to apprehend Mujibu in Lomé on January 10, 2025, and detain him while legal proceedings were conducted.
On May 12, 2025, the extradition of the suspect was authorised following multiple meetings between Ghanaian and Togolese authorities.
According to the police, a five-person Ghanaian team, headed by a senior police official, took a military plane to Lomé on May 14. In front of representatives from the Ghanaian Embassy in Togo, the suspect was formally turned over there by ASI Elo Ani, the Commissioner Principal of the Togolese Police.
The suspect was brought back to Accra that same day, according to the police, and is still being held in detention while helping with investigations.
“The extradition was made possible under the Agreement on Cooperation in Criminal Matters Between Police Services of West African States, signed in Accra on December 19, 2003, which facilitates expedited transfers of suspects wanted for criminal offences in their home countries.”
In addition to encouraging citizens to stay alert and report any suspicious activity, the police reassured the public of their ongoing dedication to maintaining safety and security.
