8 amusing Ghanaian town names you should know
Sowutuom (Hold your gun)
Sowutuom is a suburb in Accra located in the Ga municipal assembly.
The name literally means “hold your gun” and is translated into the Twi dialect.
Paraphrasing information gathered, the name was a call to arms of sorts for local farmers.
It was a declaration for them to “hold their guns” in defence of their plantations against military incursions from the neighbouring Akyem, Akuapem, Krobo, Obutu, and Fante.
These incursions were a result of Accra’s flourishing trade partnership with the Asante.
This resulted in a state of general insecurity during the 18th century as trade with Europeans flourished.
