Nigeria’s tallest man, Afeez Agoro is dead

Afeez Agoro Oladimeji, Nigeria’s tallest man and actor, has died.

After a long illness, the 48-year-old died on Wednesday night at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Pamilerin Adegoke, a popular Twitter influencer, revealed his death in a tweet on Thursday.

Announcing Agoro’s death, Adegoke tweeted; “Nigerian tallest man Afeez Agoro Oladimeji is dead after suffering from prolonged sickness.”

Before his death, Oladimeji, whose height is 2.25 metres (7 ft 4 in), born in Sabo Yaba, Lagos State, had been bedridden for the past 8 months.