Fatima Bio, the wife of Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, has held onto a taxpayer-subsidized apartment in South London. Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark Neil Coyle said that he had asked Southwark Council to investigate the use of the property. Council homes in the United Kingdom are specifically designed to provide below-market rents for individuals with limited housing options, where eligibility is typically conditioned by low income and limited savings. Speaking to OCCRP, Member of. Parliament forBermondsey.
Source: OCCRP, 2026-05-25; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/a-uk-lawmaker-urges-investigation-after-sierra-leones-first-lady-admits-continued-use-of-subsidized-housing