▁of ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission aries . ▁Att a ▁owned ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁slaves ▁who ▁had ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁fre ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁colonial ▁authorities . ▁Am o ako ▁Att a ▁lost ▁his ▁re venue ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁Event ually , ▁he ▁was ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁cruel ty . ▁The ▁chief ▁in ▁turn ▁accused ▁the ▁converts ▁of ▁pil fer ing ▁£ 3 5 0 0 . ▁After ▁his ▁sudden ▁death , ▁Christians ▁were ▁ban ished ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁chief dom ▁seized ▁the ▁mission ▁station ▁and ▁chap el ▁using ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁king ’ s ▁official ▁residence ▁and ▁dur bar ▁hall ▁respectively . ▁Am id ▁various ▁sk irm ishes , ▁colonial ▁soldiers ▁storm ed ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁restored ▁law ▁and ▁order , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁fl our ishing ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁alternative ▁char tered ▁route ▁to ▁As ante ▁was ▁through ▁the ▁Northern ▁K w ahu ▁Mountains , ▁where ▁the ▁Bas el ▁mission aries ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁mission ▁station . ▁The ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁terrain ▁were ▁g lean ed ▁by ▁Fritz ▁and ▁Rosa ▁Ram se yer ▁during ▁their ▁capture ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁by ▁the ▁As ante ▁army ▁during ▁their ▁forced ▁march ▁from ▁An um , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Vol ta ▁River ’ s ▁eastern ▁bank ▁to ▁K um asi , ▁via ▁the ▁K w ahu ▁State