Scottish Borders Council has begun legal action to evict a self-styled “African tribe” from the site they moved to after they were removed from their previous camp.
The self-proclaimed Kingdom of Kubala was evicted from privately-owned land near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders by five sheriff officers on Tuesday. However, the group moved over a small fence and set up a new camp.
According to Jedburgh councillor Scott Hamilton, the group’s new site is on land the council owns, hence, the council has started moves to have it evicted.
The three members of the so-called Kubala kingdom are Ghanaian Kofi Offeh, 36, who calls himself King Atehene; his wife Jean Gasho, 43, from Zimbabwe, who is also known as Queen Nandi; and “handmaiden” Kaura Taylor, from Texas, who calls herself Asnat.
The three have said they are reclaiming land that was stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago.
On Friday, a sheriff issued a warrant for them to be removed from where they were camping in woodland near Jedburgh. “The individuals complied with the court order and by their own volition moved to a piece of adjacent land,” a statement from Scottish Borders Council posted on social media by Hamilton on Tuesday evening said.
“As this new location is council-owned, we have commenced legal proceedings that will enable the due process of eviction.
“Scottish Borders Council and partners have made repeated attempts to engage with the three individuals and will continue to act in the interests of public safety.”
“Nobody is above the law and no matter how long this takes you can be guaranteed we will not cease.”
A previous eviction notice asked the group to leave its encampment by Monday, September 8, but it refused, leading to Friday’s civil action, the Independent reported.
Following their eviction on Tuesday, the group members said they would not want to speak to media but to anyone who brings gifts.
They said in a post on Facebook: “Nobody can stop Kubala on 16 September 2025.”
“The Kingdom of Kubala can never be destroyed!” they added.
