Kingdom of Kubala: 'African tribe' leader deported from UK after eviction from Scottish woods

The leader of a self-styled "African tribe" that set up camp in the Scottish Borders has been deported from the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.

Kofi Offeh, who crowned himself King Atehene, set up the self-proclaimed Kingdom of Kubala with Jean Gasho - who called herself Queen Nandi.

The couple were later joined by "handmaiden" Kaura Taylor, who went by the name Asnat.

Local media reported Mr Offeh's arrival at Ghana's Accra International Airport on 22 April.

The group made headlines across the globe when they set up a camp in woodland near Jedburgh in May last year, claiming to be reoccupying land that was stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago.

The group's social media accounts, which included videos of them dancing, singing and chanting, garnered tens of thousands of followers on TikTok and Facebook.

In September, the owners of the land took legal action to evict them, on the basis they had "no right of title" to it.

A sheriff issued a warrant for their removal and they were eventually evicted - only to set up a new camp in a neighbouring plot of land owned by Scottish Borders Council.

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Following further legal action, the group was eventually removed from this second camp in October when sheriff officers, police and officers from Immigration Enforcement swooped in on the site.

At the time the Home Office confirmed a Ghanaian man and an American woman had been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

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