Serial killer who confessed to 23 murders sentenced to life imprisonment

A High Court sitting successful the Wa country of Ghana connected Wednesday sentenced a serial killer, Shariff Abdulai, besides known arsenic ‘Cristos’, to beingness imprisonment for his engagement successful aggregate murders, including the sidesplitting of Issah Yahaya and respective others.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued by the Ghana Police Service connected Wednesday.

According to the connection published connected the constabulary service’s authoritative website, Abdulai admitted successful tribunal to sidesplitting 23 radical successful antithetic parts of the state aft pleading blameworthy to the charges brought against him.

The statement, signed by the Upper West Regional Police Commander, DCOP Francis Yiribaare, revealed that the convict confessed to murdering 16 victims successful Wa, 5 successful Bole, and 1 each successful Banda Nkwanta and Bamboi.

Abdulai was apprehended by the constabulary connected October 6, 2025, pursuing sustained intelligence-led operations and investigations carried retired by information operatives.

After his arrest, helium was initially taken earlier a District Magistrate Court, which aboriginal committed the lawsuit to the High Court for trial. He was subsequently arraigned earlier the High Court connected March 4, 2026.

During the proceedings, the accused, who was represented by a ineligible counsel, entered a straightforward blameworthy plea to the charges against him.

Based connected his admission, the presiding judge, Justice Osei-Wusu Antwi, sentenced him t...