▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁Gh ana - T ogo ▁front ier . ▁ ▁Ab ank oro ▁was ▁a ▁trans it ▁point ▁for ▁prisoners ▁as ▁As ante ▁custom s ▁required ▁waiting ▁there ▁for ▁many ▁weeks ▁or ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁capt ives ▁were ▁presented ▁before ▁the ▁As ante ▁king . ▁The ▁prisoners ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁a ▁traditional ▁h ut ▁which ▁Fritz ▁Ram se yer ▁christ ened ▁“ E b ene zer ”, ▁meaning ▁“ Th us ▁far ▁the ▁Lord ▁had ▁brought ▁us ”. ▁The ▁name , ▁Eb ene zer , ▁became ▁common place ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁for ▁religious ▁buildings ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁stone - built ▁Eb ene zer ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁O su ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁museum ▁was ▁built ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁shr ine ▁of ▁Ab et ifi ▁by ▁the ▁Gh ana ▁Museum s ▁and ▁Mon uments ▁Board ▁as ▁a ▁test ament ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dwell ing ▁of ▁the ▁Ram sey ers ▁at ▁Ab et ifi ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁inter rel ig ious ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁traditional ists ▁and ▁Christians . ▁ ▁At ▁Ab ank oro , ▁the ▁As ante ▁soldiers ▁removed ▁the ▁iron ▁sh ack les ▁around ▁the ▁capt ives ’ ▁an k les ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁s ore ▁from ▁the ▁long ▁tre k . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁their ▁cl othing ▁and ▁foot we ar ▁were ▁completely ▁worn ▁out ▁and ▁in ▁t at ters . ▁ ▁The ▁absence ▁of ▁proper ▁was hing ▁and