A self-styled ‘African tribe’ has been banned from returning to the ‘kingdom’ it had set up on private land in the Scottish Borders.

The group, led by Kofi Offeh, 36 – who calls himself King Atehene – had been camping in woodland near Jedburgh.

He created the ‘Kingdom of Kubala’ there with his wife Jean Gasho, 43, who calls herself Queen Nandi, and ‘handmaiden’ Kaura Taylor, who calls herself Asnat.

The group were served with an eviction notice last month as they were on private land.

The trio then moved their campsite over a fence to a neighbouring plot of land owned by the council.

On Wednesday at Selkirk Sheriff Court, Sheriff Peter Paterson ruled that the trio would not be able to return to the original plot of land they were evicted from.

Last week, the court also granted an ord

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