Police on Monday made a major breakthrough by arresting the serial killer responsible for the murder of fifteen persons in the Wa municipality, between 2021 and 2025.
Sheriff Abdulai, 30, aka Sani Mohammed, aka Critos, an ex-convict and a cobbler, together with an accomplice were apprehended, following the murder of yet another watchman, 55-year old Issah Yahaya on Sunday September 21, 2025 at Wa-Dobile.
Information reaching The Chronicle from a deep-throat source at the Police Headquarters revealed that, during interrogation, suspect Abdulai allegedly confessed to the crimes.
He went on to state that after killing his victims, who were mainly watchmen and mentally derailed persons, he removed some vital organs – heart, tongue and lungs, which he roasted at the scene and consumed.
According to the source, at about 18:30hrs, on that fateful Sunday, the body of Yahaya was found in a motor mechanic’s shop at Dobile, near the Wa New Market.
The unfailing source continued that, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, personally despatched a team of crack detectives drawn from the Police Anti-Armed Robbery Unit and the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) to Wa, to assist the local Police Command to unravel the mystery surrounding the serial murders.
The source went on that, after nearly a fortnight in pitched tents, their combined efforts yielded fruition.
On Friday, October 3, 2025 as a result of intense Police collaboration with partners, suspect Mahamuda Lamin, 25 was arrested over deceased Yahaya’s stolen mobile phone.
During interrogation, he mentioned Sheriff Abdulai, whose place of abode he could not name as the one who reportedly stole the phone.
Unrelenting to accomplish the mission, the police elicited the support of some opinion leaders and on Monday October 6, 2025 suspect Abdula was arrested.
During the ‘golden hour’ of the interrogation, suspect Abdulai freely mentioned four murder cases at Kpaguri, Loho, Kambale, Mangu area between Kaleo and Loh that he committed in 2021.
He also mentioned eleven more of these murders with similar modus operandi he committed in 2022 and named the locations as Kulpong-Yeyiri road, around High Ranking School on the Napogbakole Extension, Goripie near Bulenga, TI Ahmadiya School, Kpaguri near Chokor Sawmill around Nakore Petrosol, Napogbakole Extension around VRA Quarters among others.
In most of these cases, the victims were either strangled to death or suffered head injuries after being hit in the head with concrete blocks.
ACP Francis Yiribarie, the Upper West Regional Police Commander has meanwhile commended the public for their cooperation and the timely flow of information that aided the breakthrough. Addressing the media in Wa, the Commander also praised the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno, for his leadership and directives that guided the investigative team.
“I wish to assure residents that the Police remain resolute in our commitment to rid our society of criminal elements and ensure justice for families affected by these crimes,” the Regional Commander emphasised.
Detectives are also working hard to see if the Wa incidents have any link to that of Ashaiman.
It would be recalled that, on September 15, 2019, residents of the sprawling city of Ashaiman woke up to the shocking news of the murders of three persons in the same vicinity one night.
They were Ibrahim Bagada Sumaila, 70, a watchman with Apsonic Motors, Kobina, 70, another watchman for Kasapreko Warehouse all near Ashaiman Secondary School.
All the three have their throats slit with tongues removed. Investigators noted that at all the scenes, fires were set and therefore it came as no surprise when the self-proclaimed killer, Sheriff Abdulai, confessed having roasted their organs, which he consumed.
By John Bediako, with additional files from Musah Umar Farouq, Wa
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