The origin and birth of the people located in the Northern Region of Ghana can be traced to a legend called Toha Zie (Toho Zie, as it’s sometimes spelt) which means ‘Red Hunter’. He was a great warrior and hunter.
Here is the story of the legend, Toha Zie / Toho Zie.
He was on a hunting expedition one day when he came across a village.
He was welcomed by an old lady who made him felt at home, she provided Toha Zie with everything except water.
Toha Zie realizing that wasn’t done intentionally lead him to enquired from her why there was no water, the old woman told him of a Bull at the riverside.
This Bull had been torturing the villagers for some time and as such they were dying from thirst. The Bull was believed to be a spirit that killed anyone who tried to venture into the river to fetch water.
After exhausting his stay at the village, he went on his way.
However, as the story goes, while leaving the village, he thought to himself, ‘If I leave this village without doing something, who will rescue this people from the Bull?’
So he decided to go back to the village and kill the Bull.
He stayed in the village for two more days and early on the third day, he went to the river to face the Bull alone.
He got to the river and true to what he heard, the Bull charged at him upon seeing him.
Legend says he struggled with the bull for a very long time.
Using his hunting experience and some super powers he had, he eventually managed to kill the Bull.
He beheaded the Bull and took its head to the chief, who was over joyful and thankful.
As a form of reward and a way to keep Tohazie with in that Village, the Chief married his daughter who’s name was Pagawugba off to Toha Zie, they later gave birth to a son called Kpognambo.
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