The deceased, a physically challenged person, is said to have been attacked at his home in East Legon, a suburb of Accra. An Accra-based Asaase Radio which reported the incident said the robbers also ransacked Christopher's home after taking his life.

Christopher's father, Professor Adu Boahen was the New Patriotic Party's presidential candidate in the 1992 elections, the first elections held in Ghana after the country’s return to democracy under the Fourth Republic.