Widespread Nigerian creator, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has taken authorized motion towards Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Lagos.
Her allegations had been based mostly on purported medical negligence following the loss of life of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi Esege.
This allegation has prompted a probe ordered by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
That is based on a authorized discover dated January 10, 2026, and subsequent public statements by the household, which have intensified public scrutiny of personal healthcare requirements in Nigeria.
The tragic incident occurred barely a day after the kid was referred to Euracare for diagnostic procedures forward of a deliberate medical evacuation to the US.
Within the authorized discover issued by solicitors led by Professor Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, Adichie and her associate, Dr. Ivara Esege, alleged that Euracare, its anesthesiologist, and attending medical personnel breached their responsibility of care to the kid.
What they’re saying
The discover claimed that intravenous sedation was administered utilizing propofol and that in transportation to the cardiac catheterisation laboratory after the MRI, the kid developed sudden and extreme issues.
The dad and mom alleged that regardless of being beneath deep sedation, the kid was transferred between medical areas beneath circumstances that raised “severe and substantive issues” relating to compliance with patient-safety protocols.
He was reportedly transferred with out supplemental oxygen, with out steady physiological monitoring, and with out satisfactory accompanying medical personnel.
The discover additional cited issues over the cumulative dosing of propofol in a critically unwell little one, insufficient airway safety, delayed recognition of respiratory or cardiovascular compromise, and the alleged absence of fundamental resuscitation gear. The solicitors additionally accused the hospital of failing to adequately disclose the dangers related to propofol, thereby undermining knowledgeable consent.
Extra calls for
As a part of their authorized calls for, the dad and mom requested licensed copies of all medical information regarding their son’s remedy inside seven days.
- These embody admission notes, consent kinds, anaesthetic charts, drug administration logs, ICU information, incident stories, and the identities of all medical workers concerned.
- The hospital was additionally instructed to protect all related proof, together with CCTV footage, digital monitoring knowledge, pharmacy information, and inner communications.
- The letter warned that any destruction or alteration of proof might quantity to obstruction of justice and entice authorized penalties.
What you must know
The kid, born on March 25, 2024, was referred from Atlantis Pediatric Hospital on January 6, 2026, for preparatory investigations together with an echocardiogram, mind MRI, insertion of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC line), and a lumbar puncture.
He reportedly died within the early hours of January 7, 2026, following issues that arose throughout and after these procedures.
- Dr. Anthea Esege Nwandu, the kid’s aunt and a twin board-certified Inside Medication doctor, had publicly disputed Euracare’s assertion denying negligence.
- She alleged a number of inconsistencies within the hospital’s account, insisting that worldwide requirements of care akin to steady oxygen remedy, monitoring, and switch with resuscitation gear weren’t adopted.
- This isn’t the first time allegations of medical negligence in Lagos hospitals have drawn nationwide consideration.
- In 2022, Nairametrics reported that the FCCPC took curiosity within the loss of life of Large Brother Naija star Patrick Fakoya (Rico Swavey) following allegations of medical negligence at a Lagos hospital.
The fee’s Director-Basic, Babatunde Irukera, described viral movies recorded by medical workers as an alternative of offering care as a violation of medical requirements, affected person dignity, and confidentiality.
The Lagos State Authorities additionally intervened to evaluate claims of doable culpable negligence and dereliction of responsibility.
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