Wɔ wo Afoko wɔ afe 1923 mu kuro a ɛne Sandema a ɛwɔ Atifi mantam mu wɔ Gold Coast (ɛnnɛ ɛyɛ Atifi atɔe manatam wɔ Ghana). ɔhyɛɛ sukuu ase wɔ afe 1936 mu wɔ Sandema na owie mfitiase sukuu wɔ afe 1940 mu. Wɔ afe 1941 mu no, ɔtoaa ne sukuu no so wɔ Tamale Middle School na owie afe 1944 mu. ɔtoa so kɔɔ adekyerɛ ntetee sukuu a ɛne Government Teacher Training College fri afe 1945 kosii 1946 ma no nyaa abodin krataa a ɛne Certificate B. ɔkyerɛɛ ade afe baako wɔ Fumbisi (kurow a ɛwɔ Builsa mansin no mu) no, ɔtoaa so kɔɔ Government Teacher Training College wɔ afe 1949 na onyaa abodin krataa a ɛne Certificate A wɔ afe 1950 mu.