The 'king' is gone... as 'tribe' held after raid

THE self-proclaimed “king” of an “African tribe” camping in the Scottish Borders has been detained alongside his “handmaiden”.

- By Gemma Ryder

Clean sweep... police and immigration officers swooped on the encampment outside Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, yesterday morning

Kofi Offeh and Kaura Taylor of the so-called Kingdom of Kubala were taken away by authorities following a raid by police and immigration officers at about 8am yesterday.

It is understood that 36-year-old Offeh, the self-proclaimed King Atehene, and 21-year-old Taylor, who calls herself Asnat, were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

Jean Gasho, 43, who describes herself as Queen Nandi, was also seen in photos being taken away.

The group, who had been camping in woods outside Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, since May, recently moved to council-owned land there after being evicted from private land nearby.