Nigeria: Chimamanda's Son - Inquest Stalled As Lagos AG Denies Interference
The coroner said the case will resume only after guidance from the chief coroner and raised concerns over the attorney-general’s role.
- On Tuesday, Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji suspended the inquest into the death of a 21-month-old son of literary giant Chimamanda Adichie, pending guidance from The Coroner.
- Nkanu died in January after being transferred from Atlantis Paediatric Hospital to Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos for advanced medical procedures before planned transfer to the United States.
- Senior Advocate Adeyinka Aderemi and lawyers for Atlantis Hospital and Euracare confirmed receiving notice of the rescheduled May 12 meeting convened by Lagos State Attorney-General Lawal Pedro.
- Adetunji expressed dissatisfaction that the Lagos State Attorney-General initiated this process without court notice, citing separation of powers principles that deny the office authority to direct judicial proceedings.
- The court will await directives from The Coroner before setting a new date, while the meeting between parties remains scheduled for May 12, 2026.
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Nigeria: Chimamanda's Son - Inquest Stalled As Lagos AG Denies Interference
LAGOS -- The Coroner's Court sitting at the Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos Island, Tuesday suspended further hearing in the inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of author Chimamanda Adichie and Dr Ivara Esege, pending directives from the Chief Coroner, Justice Mojisola Dada.
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Coroner suspends inquest into Chimamanda’s son’s death
The coroner suspended the inquest into Chimamanda Adichie's son's death, citing an intervention by the Lagos State Attorney-General. The post Coroner suspends inquest into Chimamanda’s son’s death appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Coroner suspends inquest into death of Chimamanda’s son
A Coroner’s court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, on Tuesday suspended inquest into the death of a 21-month-old son of literary giant, Chimamanda Adichie. The child, Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of Chimamanda and Dr Ivara Esege, died in January in Lagos. He was admitted at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos, on Jan. 6, following referral from Atlantis Paediatric Hospital. He died in the early hours of Jan. 7 after medical procedure…
Lagos AG Denies Meddling In Adichie’s Son’s Inquest - NewsTmes.com.ng
Lagos State attorney-general and commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), has denied interfering in the ongoing coroner’s inquest into the death of Chimamanda Adichie and Dr Ivara Esege’s son. Pedro clarified that the coroner, Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji, indefinitely adjourned the inquest after accusing him of meddling in the proceedings. In a statement issued by the … The post Lagos AG Denies Meddling In Adichie’s Son’s Inquest appeared fi…
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