London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady

The Guardian World Thursday 11 June 2026, 15:19 UTC By Sundus Abdi 1 min read

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Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy despite living for much of year in the presidential lodge in FreetownA social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council. Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in Walworth previously occupied by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, whose tenancy was reported by The Times last year.

Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy despite living for much of year in the presidential lodge in Freetown

A social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s first lady has been seized by a London council.

Southwark council confirmed it had repossessed the two-bedroom home in Walworth previously occupied by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, whose tenancy was reported by The Times last year.

London (LOCATION) Sierra Leone (PERSON) Fatima Jabbe-Bio (PERSON) the presidential lodge (ORG) Sierra Leone’s (PERSON) Southwark council (ORG) Walworth (LOCATION) Times (ORG)

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