Nigeria: Court Clears Way for Inquest Into Chimamanda's Son's Death Despite Cremation
In her ruling, Justice Opesanwo held that conducting an inquest was a statutory obligation where the circumstances of a death met the conditions prescribed by law.
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikoyi on Monday cleared the way for a coroner's inquest into the death of Nkanu Esege, son of renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, ruling that the cremation of his body did not, in itself, prevent the inquiry from proceeding.
Justice Aishat Opesanwo gave the ruling while striking out an application by Eurapharma Care Services Nigeria Limited, operators of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, seeking to stop the inquest.
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