Overview

• Kaura Taylor, 21, who now goes by Asnat or Lady Safi, was located living near Jedburgh with the Kingdom of Kubala and says she joined voluntarily, telling authorities to leave her alone.
• Relatives in Texas reported her missing about a month before she was found and now voice deep concern about her welfare and the influence of the group’s leaders.
• Taylor flew to the U.K. on May 25 with her one-year-old daughter on a six‑month tourist visa that is set to expire in November, according to family and media reports.
• The group is led by King Atehene, identified as former opera singer Kofi Offeh, and Queen Nandi, identified as Jean Gasho, and promotes a narrative of being a lost Hebrew tribe living off‑grid in tents.
• Local officials have issued eviction notices and offered housing and support advice, while the group says it will not leave and alleges targeted hostilities, including a tent being set on fire.