Kofi Offeh, a self-proclaimed king of the Kingdom of Kubala, was deported from Britain after being arrested alongside Kaura Taylor at a makeshift camp near Jedburgh, the Home Office said. Offeh arrived at Accra International Airport on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. According to Metro, Offeh described himself as the King of Kubala and said he has come to take over Ghana. Offeh and Taylor were arrested by immigration officers in October, multiple reports said. Photographs show Offeh and Taylor being led away from the woods in handcuffs by officers, with Jean Gasho following behind with a backpack, research indicates. Gasho did not appear to be physically detained but left the campsite and accompanied Offeh and Taylor to waiting vans, according to research. Offeh is a Ghanaian national, multiple reports said. Offeh and Taylor were seen being led away by law enforcement early on Thursday morning, according to research. They livestreamed the moment police and immigration officials arrived at their camp, following a court ruling on Wednesday, research indicates.
The Kingdom of Kubala is a self-proclaimed entity whose members claim to be descendants of Black Jacobites deported by Queen Elizabeth I, according to the tribe. Offeh and his wife Jean Gasho arrived in Jedburgh in spring 2025, multiple reports said. According to research, Kofi Offeh, 36, originally from Ghana, was living with Jean Gasho, 42, from Zimbabwe, and Kaura Taylor, from Texas, in a makeshift camp near Jedburgh. Offeh and Gasho call themselves King Atehene and Queen Nandi of the Kingdom of Kubala, research indicates. They have been living in woodlands while claiming they are 'retaking' land stolen from their ancestors 400 years ago, relying on donations, according to research. The camp was established in a woodland near Jedburgh. The members of the tribe had renounced local laws and regulations and vowed to ignore legal notices, research indicates.
Council officials evicted the trio in July but they moved a mile further down, multiple reports said. Landowners David and Mary Palmer won a court eviction order in September, multiple reports said. According to research, the trio were served two eviction notices from land they have been occupying since May. A fresh court order yesterday banned them from reoccupying private land they had already been ordered to vacate, research indicates. When officials delivered a second eviction notice, according to the Daily Mail, Jean Gasho described the documents as 'not be opened'. They did not attend yesterday's hearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court, presided over by Sheriff Peter Paterson, research indicates. In their absence, they were ordered to pay the costs of the hearing, according to research. According to the Daily Mail, Jedburgh councillor Scott Hamilton described that police, sheriff officers and other agencies went to the camp on Thursday morning. Hamilton described that there was a 'heavy police presence'. Hamilton also described that 'the site is currently being cleared by the council'.
The documents will not be opened.
Kaura Taylor was reported missing by her family in Texas. Taylor's family have appealed for her to return to the US and accused Offeh and Gasho of targeting her online and encouraging her to leave, according to Taylor's family. Taylor said in a video that she is not missing and asked to be left alone, according to Kaura Taylor. As a handmaiden, Taylor had been seen carrying out essential daily chores including cooking and cleaning while Offeh sat and watched, research indicates. She is also described as being Offeh's second wife, according to research.
The trio have posted regularly on social media about their daily activities and have been seen chanting and dancing while camping out in the woods, research indicates. The group's TikTok account had more than 100,000 followers, multiple reports said.
Several questions remain unanswered. The current legal status of Offeh, Gasho, and Taylor after the enforcement action is unclear. It is not known what specific charges, if any, were filed against Offeh and Taylor. The exact nature of the land rights claim and its historical basis has not been independently verified. What happened to Kaura Taylor after the enforcement—whether she was deported or allowed to stay—has not been confirmed. The response from Ghanaian authorities regarding Offeh's claim to 'take over Ghana' is also unknown.