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Lagos High Court Halts Inquest into Adichie Child Death

Published 3 June 2026

A Lagos coroner’s inquest into the death of a 21-month-old child has been suspended by a High Court order, halting an investigation that has become mired in a legal dispute over jurisdiction and procedure. The inquest concerns the death of Nkanu Adichie-Esege, the son of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr.

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