‘African tribe’ evicted from Scottish Borders camp

Police have evicted members of a self-styled African tribe who had set up camp on council-owned land in the Scottish Borders.

The three people, who call themselves the Kingdom of Kubala, have been staying in a wooded area near Jedburgh.

The tribe streamed the eviction live on TikTok on Thursday morning.

The group had previously said they were reclaiming land that was stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago and refused to recognise the powers of the courts to evict them.

Police and immigration enforcement officials moved into the camp at about 08:00 and detained the members of the group.

Ghanaian Kofi Offeh, 36, and Jean Gasho, 43, who is originally from Zimbabwe, first arrived in the area in the spring.

Describing themselves as King Atehehe and Queen Nandi, they set up camp on a hillside above the town in the Scottish Borders.

They were joined by “handmaiden” Kaura Taylor, from Texas, who calls herself Asnat.

On Wednesday, they were banned from moving back to private land they had already been evicted from.

They were not at the hearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court when Sheriff Peter Paterson awarded expenses against them.

Last week, the court granted an order banning them from any council land in the area, including where they had been staying.