Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie has accused a private hospital in Lagos of negligence and impropriety, leading to the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nnamdi, one of Ms Adichie's twin sons, died on Wednesday after a brief illness.

The newspaper reported that the author and her husband, Ivara Esege, a Nigerian-American doctor, welcomed their twins in April 2024.

Ms Adichie stated that her son's death was avoidable, blaming what she described as critical failures in care during medical procedures that ought to have been routine.

The Purple Hibiscus author said in a statement that, "My son would be alive today if not for an incident at Euracare Hospital on January 6t...