Late Dr Adadevoh’s Family May Sue Ebola Filmmakers

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Late Dr Adadevoh’s Family May Sue Ebola Filmmakers

The family of the late physician, Dr. Stella Adadevoh, has threatened to take a legal action
against the makers of 93 Days, a movie dedicated to the memory of Ebola victims and survivors in the country.

In a letter issued by Dr. Ama Adadevoh on behalf
of the Cardosos and the Adadevohs in Lagos on
Monday, the families faulted some claims by the
filmmakers that were reflected in the yet-to- be
released movie.

The families noted that even though the script
was given to both families for approval, it claimed that some aspects of the movie did not represent the true accounts and role of the late physician during the Ebola outbreak.


Adadevoh stated, “It has been brought to our
attention that a movie titled, 93 Days , written by
Paul .S. Rowlston and produced by Native Filmworks, Michelangelo Productions and Bolanle
Austin-Peters Productions, is in works for
imminent release. The movie about Nigeria’s
Ebola story and “dedicated to” Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh was not endorsed by the family.


“The Adadevoh and Cardoso families have not
consented to the use of the Stella Adadevoh’s
name, likeness or image for commercial profit.

The families intend to hold the filmmakers legally
accountable for any falsehoods and innuendos in
the movie, 93 Days with regard to Dr. Adadevoh
and her family.”

The families stated that they were committed to
ensuring that the true story that pertains to the
late physician was told to the public.

Adadevoh was the first Nigerian to have died of
Ebola after contracting it from an American-
Liberian diplomat, Patrick Sawyer.

She raised the red flag about the viral disease
after Sawyer was admitted at the First Consultants Hospital, Obalende, Lagos.