Coroner’s Court halts inquest into Chimamanda son’s death

The Coroner’s Court, located astatine the Igbosere Magistrate Court connected Lagos Island, has postponed further proceedings successful the inquest concerning the decease of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, lad of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege.

The determination follows a High Court bid that stays the proceedings until a judicial reappraisal exertion is resolved.

On Wednesday, Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji scheduled October 8, 2026, for the adjacent notation of the lawsuit aft being notified that the Lagos State High Court had issued an bid to suspend the inquest.

The inquest, which was acceptable to statesman hearings, was interrupted aft Professor Taiwo Osipitan, SAN, representing Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, informed the tribunal that the infirmary had secured support from the High Court to contention the jurisdiction of the Coroner’s Court successful conducting the inquiry.

Osipitan explained to the tribunal that a important contented raised successful the judicial reappraisal proceedings is w...