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.
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