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Police and Immigration Officers Clear Jedburgh Camp as Two From Self-Styled 'Kingdom of Kubala' Are Arrested

The operation followed a sheriff court ruling blocking reoccupation of private land, with the Home Office confirming a live immigration inquiry.

Overview

  • Officers from Police Scotland and Immigration Enforcement moved in around 8am Thursday, evicting the woodland encampment near Jedburgh as council crews began clearing the site.
  • Two members were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences, a Home Office spokesperson confirmed, with no further details provided during the ongoing investigation.
  • Footage livestreamed by the group showed leader Kofi Offeh and 21-year-old Kaura Taylor being led to separate vans, while Jean Gasho left the area later.
  • Selkirk Sheriff Court ruled Wednesday that the trio cannot return to the original private plot, and council interdicts bar occupation of local authority land across the area.
  • Taylor, identified by family as a Dallas woman reported missing in May, remains the focus of welfare concerns as her mother urges authorities to deport her back to the United States.