One of the key suspects in the Bogoso robbery in the Western Region that led to the murder of police Lance Corporal Nicholas Doku was on Thursday after gunned down by armed police.

His accomplice identified him as Nathaniel Ibu a Nigerian who led the gang from Accra to Bogoso to rob and kill the Lance Corporal who was on guard duties.

According to a police situational report sighted  on Thursday,  personnel from the Police Intelligence Directorate acting on information that some of the armed robbers who took part in the Bogoso robbery that led to the murder of police lance corporal Nicholas Doku were planning to embark on another robbery at East Legon moved to the scene.

The undercover personnel from the Directorate monitored and arrested suspect Amponsah Kojo age 46 years at Abelekuma Olebu.

He immediately confessed to taking part in the Bogoso robbery and led the team to Achimota to apprehend his accomplice armed robbers.

At Achimota bus terminal one of his accomplices on seeing the team sped off towards the motorway facing oncoming vehicles whilst firing back at the police.

Police pursued him and returned fired.

At Okponglo traffic light suspect vehicle came to a stop when he collided with a range rover and was apprehended.

He died whilst being rushed to the Police hospital Police for treatment. One foreign pistol with forty rounds of ammunition retrieved from his vehicle.