'African tribe' leader deported after eviction from Scots woodland

'African tribe' leader deported after eviction from Scots woodland13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePA MediaKofi Offeh led the self-styled African tribe in the BordersA Ghanaian man who led a self-styled African tribe in the Scottish Borders has been deported, the Home Office has confirmed. Kofi Offeh, who describes himself as King Atehene, set up camp with two women in a wooded area near Jedburgh last year. They called themselves the Kingdom of Kubala and a series of attempts were made to evict them from the council-owned site. They were finally moved from the woodland in October last year. Local media filmed Offeh arriving at Kotoko international airport in Accra, Ghana, earlier this week. KOFI TVKofi Offeh was filmed at the airport in Ghana's capitalOffeh's group has a large online presence, with more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and Facebook, and has received worldwide media attention.During their time in the Borders, they said they were reclaiming land stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago and refused to recognise the powers of the courts to evict them. Their eviction was streamed live on TikTok as Offeh and "handmaiden" Kaura Taylor, from Texas, were handcuffed by immigration officers.They were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences but it was later reported that Taylor had been released. Jean Gasho, 43, who is originally from Zimbabwe and calls herself Queen Nandi, left with her head covered, lying low in the back of a pick-up truck.Getty ImagesOfficers were photographed leading the "tribe" from their camp last OctoberOffeh and Gasho first arrived in Jedburgh in the spring of 2025. They were joined by Taylor, who called herself Asnat, later. Scottish Borders Council initially evicted the trio from a hillside site above Jedburgh in July. But rather than leave the area, they moved about a mile further out of town to a woodland next to an industrial estate. The owners of the land, David and Ma...