Nigeria, Jan. 12 -- Renowned Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have issued a legal notice to the private hospital in Lagos where their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi, died.

The family had alleged Nkanu died due to medical negligence on the part of Euracare Hospital.

In a legal notice dated 10 January, issued by the law firm of Kemi Pinheiro, who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the couple accused Euracare Hospital, its anaesthesiologist, and attending staff of breaching their duty of care during a series of medical procedures.

The toddler died in the early hours of 7 January, after being transferred for an echocardiogram, brain MRI, lumbar puncture, and insertion of a central line. These procedures ...