Kofi Offeh, a 36-year-old Ghanaian who styles himself “King Atehehe,” had already been evicted from private woodland in Jedburgh last week, alongside his partner Jean Gasho, a Zimbabwean known as “Queen Nandi,” and American follower Kaura Taylor, described as their “handmaiden Asnat”
However, the trio relocated their tents just meters away across a wire fence, onto land belonging to the Scottish Borders Council, prompting fresh legal action from the Scottish Borders Council
Deputy Council Leader Scott Hamilton condemned the move as unlawful, saying the group had refused every opportunity to engage with local authorities. “We can help them, but we won’t sit back and let them break the law,” Hamilton said.
Africa’s stolen land in Scotland?
Offeh, a former opera singer, insists the Kingdom of Kubala is a spiritual reclamation of land he claims was stolen from African ancestors 400 years ago.
Speaking to BBC Scotland, he maintained that their mission can never be destroyed, despite repeated evictions.
The group has gained more than 100,000 followers across TikTok and Facebook, where videos of their pilgrimage have gone viral.
But their activities have also raised concerns, with authorities offering housing and support services and reports emerging that Taylor had previously been listed as missing in the United States.
But for Offeh and his followers, the standoff is framed as a larger struggle for recognition, turning a quiet Scottish town into the unlikely stage of an African kingdom’s battle for survival.
