 They sent multiple diplomatic parties to Ghezo to try to convince him to end Dahomey's participation in the trade, all of these were rebuffed with Ghezo worried of the political consequences of ending such trade.Second, the city of Abeokuta was founded in 1825 and rose to prominence as a safe haven for people to be safe from the slave raids by Dahomey.In 1844, Dahomey and Abeokuta went to war and Abeokuta was victorious.