Court rejects hospital’s bid to halt inquest into death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son

The tribunal has dismissed an exertion by a infirmary seeking to halt an inquest into the decease of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son.

The ruling clears the mode for the inquest to proceed arsenic authorities question to found the circumstances surrounding the child’s death.

The exertion was filed by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited, operators of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, wherever 21-month-old Nkanu Esege died connected January 7, 2026.

Delivering judgement connected Monday, October 12, 2026, Justice Aishat Opesanwo of the Lagos State High Court said “that the lack of the...