Southwark Council in London confirms it has taken possession of a two-bedroom social housing flat in Walworth that had been rented by Fatima Jabbe-Bio, the first lady of Sierra Leone. The council states it has seized the property after a year-long investigation. The Evening Standard reports that the council has repossessed the flat, which had been occupied by Jabbe-Bio. The Guardian adds that the tenancy was kept despite her living for much of the year in the presidential lodge in Freetown and that her tenancy was previously reported by The Times last year.
The sources describe the action as a repossession by the local authority rather than a voluntary surrender, and they link the case to the investigation conducted by the council. Both outlets focus on the same address in Walworth and identify Jabbe-Bio as the tenant, but they differ in emphasis: one highlights the council’s confirmation of taking possession following the investigation, while the other contextualizes the timeline by referencing the earlier reporting and her residence in Sierra Leone’s presidential lodge.
