01/10/2025
Kofi Offeh, styling himself “King Atehene,” and his wife Jean Gasho, known as “Queen Nandi,” insist they are descendants of black Highlanders driven out centuries ago, heirs to a kingdom erased from history. They claim divine authority, link themselves to King David, and declare Scotland their promised land.
In the rolling hills of Jedburgh, the sound of bagpipes and border history has been replaced by something stranger: tents in the woods, a man and woman calling themselves royalty, and a young American woman branded their “handmaiden.” They named their camp the Kingdom of Kubala, claiming it was ...