Overview

• Kaura Taylor, 21, who now goes by Asnat or Lady Safi, was located in a tent camp near Jedburgh living with self-styled leaders King Atehene (Kofi Offeh) and Queen Nandi (Jean Gasho).
• Taylor posted messages and a video insisting she joined by choice and asked authorities to leave her alone, while relatives say they fear she has been manipulated and remain deeply concerned.
• The Scottish Borders Council says it is working with Police Scotland, eviction notices have been served on the encampment, and officials have offered advice on housing and support services.
• Group members claim they have faced hostility, including a tent being set on fire, and assert a belief they are a lost Hebrew tribe reclaiming ancestral land in Scotland.
• Taylor traveled from Texas on May 25 with her one-year-old daughter on a six-month tourist visa that relatives note is due to expire in November, and she has referred to herself as Queen Nandi’s handmaiden and the leader’s second wife.