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| Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh |
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.
Source:
The Punch
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