A significant suspect involved in the Ablekuma bullion van robbery, suspected to be of Togolese nationality, was apprehended on Sunday, July 17, 2023, at a concealed location in Togo while attempting to escape the country following the incident.

In a joint operation between the Ghana Police Service and Interpol in Togo, Blessing Njoma was apprehended on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in the Togolese town of Asigame. The arrest was made based on information received from a reliable source.

Blessing Njoma is implicated as a key figure in the robbery of a bullion van in Ablekuma, located in the Greater Accra Region. The incident tragically led to the loss of a police officer, Callistus Amoah, who was laid to rest over the weekend.

Confirming the arrest of the suspect, a police situational report read in part “On 15/07/23 about 0700 hours, Aflao District Police Command gathered intelligence that one of the suspects in Ablekuma bullion van robbery case has been spotted in Asigame market in Lome Togo.

"Based on the information the District Crime Officer DSP Eric Vondee in charge D/Insprs Gabriel Damadzi, Martin Afari Koranteng and Cpl Issah Ayamba proceeded to Asigame market Lome Togo and with the assistance of Togo Interpol, arrested suspect Blessing Njoma a Nigerian. The suspect was searched on the spot, but nothing incriminating was found on him. The suspect was taken to Togo Interpol Headquarters and when his body was searched old bullet scars were found on the right shoulder.

"According to him, he was shot in Nigeria in 2014 in a fight. Efforts are being made to search his place of abode before extraditing him to Ghana.”

Earlier this month, two other suspects, Benjamin Ojogbe and Rashid Abdul were arrested for their alleged involvement in the robbery and killing of the police officer which happened on June 22, 2023.

Their accomplices are being prosecuted in Court.