21/05/2026
Council Flat Abuse and Sierra Leone’s First Family. Part 1
The British media are up in arms over the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Bio's continued ownership of a council flat allocated to her many years ago, when she was struggling to make ends meet in London. His husband, now president of Sierrra Leone, squatted with her up on to 2018 when Julius Maada Bio became president of his country.
The British media and many others in the UK argue that it is "morally abhorrent" for the Sierra Leone First Family to continue to hold on to a council flat given their current status.
But Mrs Bio is unperturbed. Responding to the BBC about her ownership of the said council flat, she said on Tuesday that she has done nothing wrong because she has been paying rent for the property belonging to her British children.
While it might not be illegal, many believe it is unacceptable for individuals who appear to be swimming in affluence to hold on to such social facilities. In a 2025 explosive report, a British organisation investigating corruption and organised crimes, the "Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP", claimed that Mrs Fatima Bio has acquired several luxury properties across West Africa worth tens of millions of pounds.
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