Their saviour because the swines led them (the Akwamus) out into a ‘promised land’ when they were being chased by their rivals; the Akuapems after their defeat in a war. While driving them out, they got to the River Volta and this is what happened;“Luckily for them, when they got there, the Volta was dry so they saw these pigs in the Volta River and the pigs led them to cross to the boundary. When they got there, they saw the pigs in the river, it attracted them and they asked how the pigs were able to cross through like that, so they followed them and were able to cross. When we reached there, it overflowed so we couldn’t cross.”For this reason, according to Nana Addo Kwataa, “the Akwamus, respect pigs, it is their taboo”. Anyone caught eating the bush pig will be made to offer seven sheep, seven schnapps and an amount of money.

Source: GhanaWeb July 07, 2020 13:41 UTC