The Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists says it is monitoring allegations of medical negligence surrounding the death of Chimamanda Adichie’s 21-month-old son, Nkanu. Its National President, Prof. Alhassan Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. An official family statement said that 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi, the son of novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr Ivara Esege, died on January 7 after a brief illness. PUNCH Online reported that in a statement released on Saturday, Adichie alleged medical negligence as the cause of her son’s death. She said Nkanu was taken to Euracare Hospital for an MRI scan and the insertion of a central line.

Source: Punch January 10, 2026 17:05 UTC