Shitta-Bey was born in the liberated African village of Waterloo, Sierra Leone to Salu and Aishat Shitta, repatriated Yoruba people who were rescued by the British West Africa Squadron from the Atlantic Slave Trade and were a part of the Aku community in Sierra Leone.
Shitta-Bey was born in the liberated African village of Waterloo, Sierra Leone to the family of Salu and Aishat Shitta. Shitta's parents were repatriated Yoruba people who were rescued by the British West Africa Squadron from the Atlantic Slave Trade and were a part of the Aku community in Sierra Leone.