Psychiatric evaluation ordered for extradited Togolese robbery suspect
Prosecuting officer ASP Richard Amoah told the court that Moudjibou began displaying disturbing behaviour shortly after his caution statement was recorded.
An Accra Circuit Court has directed a psychiatric examination for Adina-Akapo Abdou Moudjibou, a businessman recently extradited from Togo over his alleged involvement in a string of armed robberies across Ghana.
Moudjibou, who is facing a charge of robbery, did not enter a plea as the court, presided over by Her Honour Basilia Adjei Tawiah, remanded him into the custody of the National Intelligence Bureau. His co-accused, Marzouk Alidu, a motorbike rider charged with abetment, was granted bail but is yet to meet the conditions.
Prosecuting officer ASP Richard Amoah told the court that Moudjibou began displaying disturbing behaviour shortly after his caution statement was recorded. The prosecution noted that his mental condition had significantly deteriorated, citing incidents where he reportedly defecated and consumed his waste, prompting the request for a psychiatric assessment.
ASP Amoah also asked the court to update the charge sheet, which had wrongly described Moudjibou as being “at large,” despite his extradition on May 14, 2025, with the help of Interpol Togo.
The case, which has been adjourned to June 3, 2025, stems from a high-profile robbery that took place on April 13, 2024, at the East Legon residence of Dr. Jemimah Asare Morjah, a medical doctor with the Accra Regional Hospital.
At about 3:00 a.m. that morning, Alidu allegedly broke into her bedroom through a washroom window. Masked and armed, he demanded valuables and made away with $200,000 in cash, gold jewellery worth over GH¢40,000, and a licensed pistol belonging to the complainant’s husband, Agbenyo Clement Edem.
According to the police, Alidu packed the stolen items into a backpack and fled the scene after threatening the victim to remain silent.
Subsequent investigations revealed that Moudjibou had allegedly transported Alidu to the crime scene on a motorbike and picked him up afterward. Alidu was arrested on September 4, 2024, following another robbery, and later admitted to assisting Moudjibou in the East Legon heist.
Although an identification parade was conducted at the CID Headquarters after Moudjibou’s extradition, Alidu was unable to positively identify him as the accomplice. However, in his caution statement, Moudjibou confessed to participating in multiple robberies alongside Alidu and another suspect, Mohammed Djando, who remains at large.
Interpol Ghana had earlier issued a warrant for Moudjibou’s arrest, leading to his capture by Interpol Togo in Lomé and subsequent handover.
