Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos, of negligence and actions she said had hindered investigations into the death of her twin son, Nkanu.
Adichie claimed in an Instagram post on Saturday that the hospital had engaged in actions designed to postpone investigations into her son’s death.
Nkanu, the author’s 21-month-old son, died on January 7, 2026, after a brief illness.
Adichie, who shared a letter she said she sent to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, explained that she chose to make the letter public because remaining silent was not an option.
The author claimed that the hospital’s medical director, Dr. Tosin Majekodunmi, initially accepted responsibility for errors made during her son’s treatment.
“The day after Nkanu died, on January 8, the medical director visited our home in Ikoyi and admitted the errors made by the anesthesiologist. He accepted full responsibility. He also said that he would fire the anesthesiologist, Dr. Titus Ogundare,” Adichie alleged.
However, she claimed that the hospital’s position subsequently changed.
Adichie also claimed that the hospital failed to deliver the situation reports and medical records it promised her family and that the records that were eventually delivered were incomplete.
Majekodunmi informed her that the anesthesiologist had supplied “too much propofol” to her son.
“On January 6, at Euracare Hospital, the medical director, Dr. Tosin Majekodunmi, whom I considered a friend and trusted as a physician, told me that the anesthesiologist had given my son Nkanu ‘too much propofol.’ Those were his exact words to me after I saw him rushing into the cath lab where Nkanu was,” Adichie wrote.
She further claimed that her kid was not properly monitored during sedation and that complications from the treatment caused his death.
Adichie also questioned the cause of death listed on her son’s death certificate.
“We were later startled to see that Euracare had indicated that his cause of death was bacterial and fungal meningitis. This is inaccurate. There was no medical evidence to make such a claim on his death certificate,” she stated.
The author also criticized the hospital’s handling of the situation via its legal counsel.
“Euracare lawyers wrote a letter referring to our son’s death as a ‘dispute.’ This kind of language is baffling in its heartlessness,” she stated.
The Purple Hibiscus author further alleged that although the hospital initially applied for a coroner’s inquest into the death, it later took steps that, in her view, delayed the process.
According to Adichie, the hospital has also approached a high court in relation to the inquest proceedings.
“Most egregiously, Euracare is now asking a high court to stop the inquest. An inquest is a public judicial inquiry designed to establish the circumstances surrounding a death. It is not a trial. It is not a claim for damages. It is simply a search for the truth,” she stated.
When called for comment, a hospital official who answered the phone declined to comment on the charges and advised our correspondent to visit the hospital to obtain management’s response.
The hospital did not have to respond officially to Adichie’s claims at the time of filing this report.
