Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has served legal notice Euracare, a private hospital in Lagos.
Adichie has accused the hospital of medical negligence and professional impropriety.
This follows the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, last week.
In a detailed legal notice dated January 10, 2026, solicitors acting for Adichie and her partner, Dr. Ivara Esege, alleged that the hospital, its anaesthesiologist, and other attending medical personnel breached the duty of care owed to their son, Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, who died in the early hours of January 7, 2026.
According to the notice, the child, born on March 25, 2024, was referred to the hospital on January 6, 2026, from Atlantis Pediatric Hospital for diagnostic and preparatory procedures ahead of an imminent medical evacuation to the United States, where a specialist medical team was reportedly on standby.
