The Lagos State High Court sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi, has ordered a temporary suspension of the coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Nkanu Adichie-Esege, the son of renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege.

The hospital is contesting the coroner court’s decision to proceed with an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the child’s death despite claims that the deceased’s body had…

At the heart of the matter is whether the coroner’s court had the legal basis to proceed with its investigation under the circumstances of the case.