Nigerian author accuses hospital of stalling review into her son's death

"If Euracare cares about the truth, then why create delays and distractions and now, finally, try to stop an inquest."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"The ultimate and utter loneliness of grief is that only you can know the true depth of your despair."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"There was no medical evidence to make such a claim on his death certificate."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"one was inaccurate."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Our quest for justice will continue."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"to keep silent about Euracare’s evil is to enable it."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"They can drag all they wish in the mud, but our quest for justice will continue."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Losing Nkanu has shattered our lives and our hearts."

— Chimamanda Adichie , Celebrity

"silence was no longer an option"

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Most egregiously, Euracare is now asking a High Court to stop the inquest."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"The day after Nkanu died, on January 8, the medical director visited our home in Ikoyi and admitted the errors made by the anesthesiologist."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"to have Nkanu gone so cruelly, so unfairly, so carelessly, had brought an inexpressible pain."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Instead Euracare decided to deploy delaying tactics."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Yet they have stalled and muddied and obfuscated."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"My son would be alive today if not for an incident at the hospital on January 6."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"How can you sedate a sick child and neglect to monitor him?"

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"It is like living your worst nightmare. I will never survive the loss of my child."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"We brought in a child who was unwell but stable and scheduled to travel the next day."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"The day after Nkanu died, on January 8, the medical director visited our home in Ikoyi and admitted the errors made by the anesthesiologist."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"We were later startled to see that Euracare had indicated that his cause of death was bacterial and fungal meningitis. This is inaccurate."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Most egregiously, Euracare is now asking a High Court to stop the inquest."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"Four witness statements have already been filed, including testimonies from the child’s father, Dr. Ivara Esege, medical experts from Arizona and Minnesota in the United States, and Prof. Adekola of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital."

— Kemi Pinheiro , Academic

"A thorough, independent, and transparent investigation has been initiated."

— Dr. Emi Oyemi , Executive

"An inquest is a public judicial inquiry designed to establish the circumstances surrounding a death."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity

"This weight is too heavy."

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie , Celebrity