A London council has repossessed a two-bedroom social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s First Lady Fatima Jabbe-Bio, following a year-long investigation into whether the property remained her principal residence.
According to The Guardian UK, Southwark Council recovered the council-owned flat in Walworth, south London, after examining Jabbe-Bio’s continued use of the property.
Jabbe-Bio, 46, had held the tenancy since 2007 and reportedly lived in the flat until 2018, when her husband, Julius Maada Bio, won Sierra Leone’s presidential election.
Since then, the couple have lived at the Presidential Lodge, a state residence in the hills above Freetown. The property reportedly has a swimming pool, tennis courts and a helipad.
Council moves to recover property
