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'African tribe' served with another eviction notice | |
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The self-style tribe were previously evicted | The self-style tribe were previously evicted |
A self-styled "African tribe" have been served with another eviction notice after moving from their previous camp to a new site in the Scottish Borders. | |
The so-called Kingdom of Kubala were evicted from privately-owned land near Jedburgh on Tuesday - but simply moved over a small fence and set up another base nearby. | The so-called Kingdom of Kubala were evicted from privately-owned land near Jedburgh on Tuesday - but simply moved over a small fence and set up another base nearby. |
Scottish Borders Council began legal action to evict them after establishing that the new camp was on land owned by the local authority. | Scottish Borders Council began legal action to evict them after establishing that the new camp was on land owned by the local authority. |
The group have now been told that they have until noon on Monday to leave. | The group have now been told that they have until noon on Monday to leave. |
Jedburgh councillor Scott Hamilton, deputy leader of Scottish Borders Council, said if the group do not leave by that point the council would consider its options -including seeking an order from a sheriff. | Jedburgh councillor Scott Hamilton, deputy leader of Scottish Borders Council, said if the group do not leave by that point the council would consider its options -including seeking an order from a sheriff. |
Jean Gasho and Kofi Offeh at their makeshift camp outside Jedburgh | Jean Gasho and Kofi Offeh at their makeshift camp outside Jedburgh |
Ghanaian Kofi Offeh, 36, and Jean Gasho, 42, who is originally from Zimbabwe, first arrived in the Jedburgh area in the spring. | Ghanaian Kofi Offeh, 36, and Jean Gasho, 42, who is originally from Zimbabwe, first arrived in the Jedburgh 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. | 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. | They were joined by "handmaiden" Kaura Taylor, from Texas, who calls herself Asnat. |
The group claimed ancestral rights to land and insisted that the Kingdom of Kubala had been born. | The group claimed ancestral rights to land and insisted that the Kingdom of Kubala had been born. |
Mr Offeh previously said he was "not afraid" of the warrant for their eviction. | Mr Offeh previously said he was "not afraid" of the warrant for their eviction. |
In a post on Facebook, they said: "The Kingdom of Kubala can never be destroyed." | In a post on Facebook, they said: "The Kingdom of Kubala can never be destroyed." |
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