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TALKING ABOUT THE SHAI WHO SETTLED INSIDE THE HILL CALLED SHAI-HILLS

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  The people of Sɛ (also known as Shai) are one of the eight Dangme tribes existing in South Eastern ghana. They Migrated from Isreal and settled at Sameh in Nigeria between the two rivers Kuala and Efa. They later moved from Sameh to Oyo, to Abeokuta and then to Dahomey which is now Benin. From Dahomey they moved to Tado and then to Ngotsie in Togoland. At Ngotsie the people of Sɛ were under the leadership of an Ewe king called King Agorkoli. King Agorkoli and his warriors mistreated the Dangmes. During this period of maltreatment an old woman appeared to the Dangmes and advised them not to pour their waste water outside but to pour it under the walls surrounding Ngotsie. They did this for a very long time and whilst they poured the water they continued to chisel the soaked walls to create a very big whole to escape the treatment of King Agorkoli. The old woman also advised them to send warriorsto survey the entire land and see if they can get a hide out should they escape from King A
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THE UNTOLD STORY/HISTORY OF THE GA-ADANGME PEOPLE YOU MUST KNOW

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  Ga-Adangbe people   The  Ga-Dangbe ,  Gã-Daŋbɛ ,  Ga-Dangme , or  GaDangme  are an  ethnic group  in  Ghana ,  Togo  and  Benin . The Ga and Dangbe people are grouped respectively as part of the  Ga–Dangme   ethnolinguistic  group. [2] [3]  The Ga-Dangmes are one ethnic group that lives primarily in the  Greater Accra  of Ghana. Ethnic Ga family names (surnames) include Nikoi, Amon, Kotey, Kotie, Adei, Kutorkor, Oblitey, Lartey, Nortey, Aryee, Poku and Lamptey. The following are names derived from the ethnic Dangme and common among the Ningos Nartey, Tetteh, Kwei, Kweinor, Kwetey, Narteh, Narh, Dugbatey, Teye, Martey, Addo, Siaw, Saki, Amanor, Djangba. These are aligned to the ethnic Ga as well: Lomotey, Tetteh, Ankrah, Tetteyfio, Laryea, Ayitey, Okai, Bortey, Quaye, Quaynor, Ashong, Kotei, Sowah, Odoi, Ablor, Adjetey, Dodoo, Darku and Quartey. (Dawhenya royal family name: Darpoh) Under their great leader  King Ayi Kushi  (Cush) (1483-1519) they were led from the east in several stat
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