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Monday, September 14, 2026

Author Chimamanda Adichie Says She No Longer Wants To Return To Nigeria After Son’s Death

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says the death of her 21‑month‑old son has changed how she feels about Nigeria, and revealed in a new interview with The New York Times that she no longer wants to return to the country.


Her son, Nkanu (one of her twin boys) died in January 2026 while the family was in Lagos for the holidays. What began as a mild fever led to a hospital visit at Euracare Multi‑Specialist Hospital, where the toddler was sedated with propofol for an MRI. Chimamanda said a doctor later told her he had been given too much of the drug. He went into cardiac arrest and died the next day, just as the family was preparing to fly him to Johns Hopkins Hospital for further care.

She has publicly accused the hospital of medical negligence. Nigeria’s Medical and Dental Council found enough grounds to investigate the doctors involved, while a coroner’s inquest has faced delays and legal hurdles. The family says they are not focused on lawsuits — they want answers and better healthcare standards so no other family suffers the same pain.

When asked if Nigeria still felt close to her heart, she replied: “I do not want to go back to Nigeria.”

21 comments:

  1. She's still hurting and rightly so. May God heal your heart and ease the pain. It's well.

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  2. Nigeria happened to her.
    Same thing the Akunyili children said after their father was murdered in cold blood.

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    1. And sadly, their mother's people choose to support the leader of the terrorist group that kpaid her. They prefer to blame the Federal government in Abuja.
      God will help us to be realistic

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  3. Nigeria happened to her.
    Same thing the Akunyili children said after their father was murdered in cold blood.

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  4. Because Nigeria will always be the place she lost her infant while on holiday. I wish them all the best,

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  5. Chai, this is so painful, and I would likely say the same thing I were in her position. May God comfort her and her husband.

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  6. It's well with you ma'am. 🙏🏿😔

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  7. This is so painful. I pray all the doctors involved are punished.
    She will always have this PTSD whenever she hears the name 'Nigeria '

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  8. Ehya.
    It is well with you 🤗🤗

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  9. I feel her pains. It's normal to feel such way. Wishing her all the best

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  10. Her son's death really traumatized her, I pray they all geal from the pains 🙏

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  11. I dont blame, I will be exactly same.

    But may God heal her of this trajma, the child's death was avoidable!

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  12. May God heal her of the trauma...
    It's not easy loosing a child

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  13. Her feelings are perfectly understandable. A child she brought home on holidays ended up dead due to somebody's carelessness and incompetence. She will never get over that pain,especially as she still has his twin brother. I cant even imagine the pain she must be going through. Nigeria will always represent that pain, most especially when she knows that the baby may not have died if she hadn't brought him to Nigeria.

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    1. The allegation of negligence is not confirmed
      It’s someone’s career and the issue is pending investigation

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  14. Quiet understandable. It must have been really traumatizing. I pray I and my loved ones never get to explore that type of pain

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  15. May the Holy Spirit continue to comfort her and her family

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  16. It is well. I don't blame her at all. May Nigeria not happen to us.

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