KEY POINTS
- Adichie’s lawyers have ordered authorities to keep all papers and evidence safe within seven days.
- The notification says that the Euracare facility was negligent when it sedated and moved children.
- The government and the courts could take action against staff and management if they don’t obey the guidelines.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a well-known Nigerian author, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have formally asked Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos to provide them all of their son’s medical records and keep any evidence related to his death. Their son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege, was 21 months old when he died.
The couple’s lawyers wrote to the private hospital on January 10, 2026, and gave them seven days to provide verified documentation and keep all pertinent materials safe. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), the founding partner of Pinheiro LP, signed the notice, which says that there were clear breaches of duty of care during medical procedures on January 6 and 7.
Nkanu, born on March 25, 2024, died on January 7 while Euracare treated him after Atlantis Pediatric Hospital transferred him there. The point of the referral was to get him ready to move to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where a team of specialists was waiting for him.
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The letter says that Euracare gave propofol anesthesia for a brain MRI, an echocardiography, a PICC line insertion, and a lumbar puncture. The infant is said to have suddenly become worse after the MRI and died.
The lawyers claim that a first evaluation against established standards for pediatric anesthesia highlighted major concerns. They raised 12 problems, including whether propofol was suitable and how much to provide, how to protect the airway during sedation, how to ensure enough oxygen during transfer, and gaps in monitoring, as well as claims that the team did not follow pediatric safety rules.
The letter read, “These matters show prima facie breaches of the duty of care owed to the deceased child,” and it held the hospital, the anesthesiologist, and the personnel responsible for medical negligence.
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The notice requests certified copies of admission notes, consent forms, drug charts, monitoring logs, procedural records, ICU reports, incident reports, and the names of all medical staff involved. It also tells Euracare to keep physical, electronic, and digital evidence, such as CCTV footage, monitoring data, medication records, and internal reviews.
Pinheiro LP said that anyone who destroys or alters evidence after receiving it would commit a crime and face legal consequences. The company added that if the person did not comply within seven days, they would face legal and regulatory action, with all rights reserved.
Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital had not yet addressed the public when this was published.
