The Local Story: A fishing village named after a shipwrecked slave trader

According to local residents a sail boat arrived in 1920 (date debated) with John Obey, as its captain, a British slave trader from New York, landed on the small peninsula.

As there was no road to the capital, Freetown, John Obey and his crew began to fish with the locals. They built a stone structure but this was later demolished. John married locally and had four children who have since returned to America.

He was considered a good man locally despite previously being a slave trader.

Since 1950 people came and stayed at John Obey to fish and farm

During the recent war Jon Obey was passed by the RUF but no one was hurt. Nobody from john Obey took part in the war. The community hid in the bush for 9 years, 5km from where the village currently is on the higway. Children died in the rainy season from cold and hunger.  There was little food, no work, no school, no fishing.

Since 2002 things ave improved. the highway arrive in 2004 opening commerce with Freetown, Tumbo and Waterloo.

Houses were built with fishing revenue. The primary school is three years old an has 50 children with teachers from Freetown.