The Kusasis-A Short Histroy (2)

at the sam.e time memories of the days at Kugri in 1895
when the mamprussia were vanq,uished and driven baok with
.\
ignomity to Gambaga persist in the memories of many .
That they should have progressed so far f rom their
former primitive state in such a shor t time is in i tself
rather remarkable.
exista:.-
At the present moment the f ollowi ng organizat ion
1.. 1. Tribal Chief (lIamprussi) ·
2. w. Sub- Divisional Chiefs(5 hlamprussi & tJ I~usasi
3. t2-. SUb - Chiefs (Kpamberi)
. S leT ION
4. 269. ~H"668 Headmen (Kombenabas )
A list of t he first three grades are Given in
appendix "A'·.
Nos. J and 4 require a word of explanation.
The people known as Kpamberi were found in Bawku( 8) ,
I
Binduri (3) , and S-innebaga (1) only~
They had the title
of Naba but were sub ject t o the three bigger Chiefs.
They held theil' a.ppointments frOID the Na of Mamprussi
who was advised in tila ma,tter by the Chiefs under whom
they served. They were in fact the Sub-Chiefs, and
battled on behalf of their Chiefs vlith the inhabitents
of surrounding villages wi th Var:'ti.'1b de[;rees of success.