Giwa- Amu’s allegation is false-Adichie

Award winning novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said that the allegation by Anne Giwa-Amu that she stole her work was false.
Recently, Giwa-Amu in 12minutes video on Youtube said Adichie plagiarized her work, ‘Sade’, in ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’.
Adichie who responded to the accusation of Giwa through her publisher, The Wylie Agency said that they had never heard of Giwa-Amu’s novel until she brought her claim. “Her present allegations are false, libellous and constitute a harassment to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie” said Wylie.

In the video according to Lindaikeji blog, Giwa-Amu accused Chimamanda of plagiarism then accused Chinua Achebe of playing a role in "giving" her work to Chimamanda who then rewrote it as Half of a Yellow Sun.
Giwa Amu explained how she published her work with the late Achebe. She had her work reviewed by Heinemann's African Writers Series, of which Achebe was the Editorial Adviser. Her writing agreement with them lasted till 2019.
Also, Chimamanda Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun was vetted by Achebe.
Giwa-Amu explained that Chimamanda stole bits of her work with the help of Achebe. She went on to share documents to validate her claims.

However,The Wylie Agency in a statement said that, In 2016, Anne Giwa-Amu brought a legal claim against Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her publishers. Wylie mentioned that Giwa-Amu alleged that Adichie’s novel Half Of A Yellow Sun had plagiarized her own novel and a professional independent reader was appointed to read both novels.
“A professional independent reader was appointed to read both novels. The reader concluded that there was absolutely no basis for Giwa-Amu’s claim and advised that the claim should not be pursued. Giwa-Amu nevertheless continued with the claim. On 15 February 2019, Anne Giwa-Amu’s claim brought against Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her publishers was struck out by the court. The court determined that her claim was ‘an abuse of the court’s process.’ The court ordered Giwa-Amu to pay Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her publishers the sum of £14,250, which Giwa-Amu failed to pay. The court also ordered Giwa-Amu to pay the legal costs Adichie incurred in defending her baseless claim. Till date, Giwa-Amu has not paid the money. Further legal actions are being taken, ” said the statement.