She announced that the action is because of scammers who opened fraudulent accounts to defraud unsuspecting people.
According to her team:
“Over the past few months, we have been made aware of individuals posing as representatives of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie via Twitter and trying to extort people by email under the pretext of negotiating speaking fees for Ms. Adichie.
As a result, an official Twitter account has been set up for Ms. Adichie. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s official Twitter handle is @ChimamandaReal. Any other account claiming to be associated with Ms. Adichie is not legitimate.
