Full list of 54 chiefs, leaders deported with Asantehene Nana Prempeh I

Historical accounts have emerged detailing the names and numbers of chiefs and traditional leaders who were arrested and deported, along with the late Asantehene, Nana Agyemang Prempeh I.

The king and his delegation were arrested and deported for their inability to pay £175,000, equivalent to the 50,000 ounces of gold required to honor the Fomena Treaty, which was instructed by the British government.

Although the king stated that he would pay but had no immediate funds, he offered 600 ounces of gold (equivalent to £2,000). The Governor, William Maxwell, rejected this, arguing that if the king could fund a delegation to England, he could afford to pay the debt.

When no payment came, the governor ordered the arrest of the King, the Queen Mother, the King’s father, his brother, two heirs to the throne, two linguists, the king’s interpreter, the chiefs of Bantama, Asafo, Mampong, Offinso, Edweso, and several of the king’s wives and attendants.

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Records from the archives indicate that the people arrested and deported included the following:

1. Nana Akwasi Agyemang Prempeh – King of Asante

2. Nana Yaa Akyaa – The King’s mother and Queen Mother of Asante

3. Nana Appea Osokye – Chief of Mampong

4. Nana Kwadwo Kwahu (alias Kwadwo Appia) – Chief of Offinso

5. Nana Kofi Afrane (alias Kofi Mensa) – Chief of Edweso

6. Nana Kwame Amankwaatia II – Chief of Bantama (war chief – Kontihene)

7. Nana Asafo Boakye – Chief of Asafo (war chief and Akwamuhene)

8. Nana Kofi Subri – Akyempemhene

9. Nana Kwabena Agyekum – Oyokohene

10. Nana Kwasi Gyambibi – The King’s father

11. Nana Agyemang Badu – The King’s brother and Chief of Adum

12. Nana Akwasi Akuoko – Head Linguist of the King

13. Nana Boakye Ntansa – Chief of the royal bodyguards (Akonfrahene)

14. Francis Korsah – Interpreter to the King

15. Barema Yaw Konkroma

16. Kwaku Fokuo – The King’s linguist

17. Nana Kwaku Wusu – The King’s linguist

18. Kwame Kusi

19. Abena Kordie – The King’s wife

20. Amma Kwahan – The King’s wife

21. Kwasi Boakye – The King’s son

22. Kwame Yeboah – The King’s attendant

23. Kwabena Dabre – The King’s attendant

24. Kwame Asante – The King’s cook

25. Maame Mansa – The Queen Mother’s attendant

26. Maame Daaho – The Queen Mother’s attendant

27. Yaa Boatemaa – Wife of the Mamponghene (Chief of Mampong)

28. Kwaku Fokuo – Servant of the Mamponghene

29. Kwame Ware – Son of the Mamponghene

30. Akua Akyaamaa – Wife of the Bantamahene

31. Yaa Asokwa – Wife of the Bantamahene

32. Abrakatu – Servant of the Bantamahene

33. Daakowaa – Wife of the Asafohene (Chief of Asafo)

34. Nipade Yennow – Wife of the Asafohene

35. Ama Anowuo – Wife of the Asafohene

36. Kofi Mensa – Servant of the Asafohene

37. Dwaben Amma Serwaa – Wife of Subri

38. Kwaku Dua – Servant of Subri

39. Kwame Baafi – Son of Subri

40. Kwaku Boaten – Servant of Boakye Ntansa

41. Yaa Kordie – Wife of Boaten

42. Yaa Yennow – Wife of Agyeman Badu

43. Kwame Adu – Servant of Agyeman Badu

44. Kwabena Akroma – Servant of Agyeman Badu (Terchirehene)

45. Amma Serwaa – Wife of Fokuo

46. Kwasi Agyapon – The King’s half-brother

47. Kwame Oti – Servant

48. Kwame Awua – Servant

49. Maame Amma Dapaa

50. Akosua Akyem – From Mfensi

51. Akranyame – From Offinso

52. Maame Akua Afriyie

53. Adokuaa

54. Akua Agyeiwaa – Wife of the Offinsohene (Chief of Offinso)

55. Nana Kwame Boaten – Dominasehene (Chief of Dominase)

After the arrest, they were sent to Cape Coast Castle on February 1, 1896.

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