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Scottish police handcuff tribe leader, deport after eviction

4/24/2026

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Police and immigration officers handcuffed leader Kofi Offeh and his companion during the tribe’s October 2025 eviction, streamed on TikTok.
After Scottish authorities deported Offeh to Ghana, land owners David and Mary Palmer secured a September 2025 eviction order that forced the tribe to move onto council land.
Council officials cleared the site and loaded belongings into a refuse lorry.
Councillor Scott Hamilton said the community achieved the “right outcome.”

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Police and immigration officers handcuffed leader Kofi Offeh and his companion during the tribe’s October 2025 eviction, streamed on TikTok.
After Scottish authorities deported Offeh to Ghana, land owners David and Mary Palmer secured a September 2025 eviction order that forced the tribe to move onto council land.
Council officials cleared the site and loaded belongings into a refuse lorry.
Councillor Scott Hamilton said the community achieved the “right outcome.”