 At the time, Sapan Musa, Sait aga and Kalfas of Gemoura were the leaders of the Turkish tchetes.The most formidable however was Suleyman Kalfas from nearby Gemoura.At some stage, they had all attempted to destroy Santa, however each had failed due to the persistence of Euclides' freedom fighters, and freedom fighters from Tsiripanton as well as those from other villages.