The Circuit Court 11, in Accra, has remanded Adinda-Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, a suspected robber, to a psychiatric hospital, over a disturbing report that he eats his excreta. Moudijibou, one of two suspects, who was arrested and extradited to Ghana on May 16 by Interpol Togo, after collaborations between the Togo and Ghana Interpol, for alleged robberies in high-end areas in Accra, was arraigned together with the first accused Marzuk Alidu, on Tuesday morning on charges including abetment of robbery and robbery contrary sections of the Criminal and other Offence Act 1960, Act 29.
Prosecution, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Richard Amoah, told the court that the accused, Adinda-Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, began showing unusual behaviour, including allegedly eating his excreta, after his caution statement was taken.
Mr. Amoah raised concerns over the mental stability of the accused person, stating that, prosecution could not tell if his behaviour was part of his modus operandi or whether he was mentally unstable. The prosecutor then prayed the court for an order for the accused person to be remanded to a mental facility to ascertain his true mental condition.
The complainant in the case is a medical doctor at the Accra Regional Hospital and a resident of East Legon. The first accused, Marzuk Alidu, is an Okada Rider living at Nima, Alaska.
While the accused person Adinda- Akpo Abdou Moudjibou @ Maxwell @ Rashid Bawa is a Businessman, and a Togolese national resident in Ghana.
The fact narrates that on April 13 2024, at about 3:00 am, the second accused person suddenly entered the complainant’s bedroom through her washroom window wearing a face mask, pointing a gun at her and ordering her to surrender her valuables.
He allegedly ransacked the complainant’s room and robbed her of items, including a cash sum of USD 200,000, a Gold waist chain valued at GHC 20,000.00.
Gold Necklace valued at GHC 18,000.00, assorted jewellery including gold earrings, brooches and others, valued at GHC 5,000.00 and a registered CZ 75.5P pistol belonging to the complainant’s husband.
The accused, Adinda- Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, allegedly packed all the booty into a backpack, waned the complainant to lock herself in the room and then bolted. The complainant later reported the matter to the Police for investigation.
A team of investigators proceeded to the crime scene, confirmed the robbery and the scene was processed forensically for investigation.
Investigation revealed that the second accused person was conveyed to the scene on a motorbike by the first accused. The fact continues that on September 4, 2024, the first accused, Marzuk Alidu, was arrested at East Airport, after another alleged robbery operation with his co-defendant.
During interrogation, he admitted conveying the second accused person to the crime scene and going back for him after the robbery. The first accused is said to have further furnished the Police with the contact details of the second accused person to assist in the investigation.
Per the facts, Malik Alidu led the Police to Madina Libya Quarters, believed to be the hideout of the Adinda- Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, where he is said to have escaped.
Per the facts on September 7 2024, the first accused led Police to the scene of the crime for reconstruction and pointed out where he dropped off his co-dependent for the robbery.
He further led the Police to other similar robbery scenes where he aided the second accused to commit similar crimes, allegedly.
According to the prosecution, an arrest warrant was obtained for Adinda-Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, and Interpol was alerted about his escape. On January 30, 2025, Interpol Togo informed its counterpart in Ghana of the arrest of the accused person in Lome, the capital of Togo.
He was extradited to Ghana last Friday, May 16 2025, for further investigation and prosecution.
The court presided over by Basilia Adjei-Tawiah heard that on the same day, an identification parade with the second accused and eight others was organised at the CID Headquarters, however, the first accuse, Malik Alidu, failed to identify the second accused person as his accomplice, meanwhile in his cautioned statement to Police Adinda-Akpo Abdou Moudjibou, admitted allegedly engaging in series of robberies with the assistance of a motor rider and one Mohammed Djando who is still at large.
Investigation is ongoing..
