▁chief ▁and ▁the ▁towns folk . ▁ ▁On ▁arrival ▁at ▁their ▁final ▁destination , ▁K um asi , ▁they ▁were ▁allocated ▁a ▁former ▁Method ist ▁station ▁for ▁lod ging . ▁They ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁respect ▁by ▁the ▁As ante h ene , ▁Ot um fu o ▁K of i ▁Kar ik ari ▁who ▁period ically ▁sent ▁the ▁political ▁prisoners ▁the ▁occas ional ▁sheep , ▁food ▁items ▁and ▁gold ▁dust ▁equivalent ▁to ▁£ 9 ▁when ▁the ▁As ante h ene ▁celebrated ▁the ▁ad ae ▁festiv als ▁bi - week ly . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Ram se yer ▁celebrated ▁the ▁Ada e ▁festival ▁where ▁he ▁paid ▁his ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁palace . ▁The ▁As ante ▁st ool ▁gave ▁the ▁capt ives ▁a ▁par cel ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁far ming . ▁The ▁As ante h ene ▁real ised ▁that ▁Bonn at ▁and ▁Ram se yer ▁had ▁the ▁technical ▁know how ▁in ▁advanced ▁building ▁technology ▁and ▁used ▁them ▁to ▁construct ▁stone ▁lod ges . ▁ ▁Some ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁pos ited ▁that ▁the ▁As ante ▁king ▁must ▁have ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁mission aries ▁were ▁not ▁mer cen aries ▁trad ing ▁in ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁enemy ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁As ante . ▁ ▁The ▁Bas el ▁Mission ▁policy ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁its ▁agents ▁to ▁sell ▁arms . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁host ages ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁political ▁pa wn s ▁in ▁the ▁Ang lo - A sh anti ▁imp asse . ▁Though ▁the