Nigeria’s tallest man and actor, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji is dead. He was 2.25 metres (7ft 4in) tall.
The 48-year-old died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Wednesday night after a prolonged sickness.
The news of his death was made known on Thursday in a tweet by popular Twitter influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke.
Announcing Agoro’s death, Adegoke tweeted: “Nigerian tallest man Afeez Agoro Oladimeji is dead after suffering from prolonged sickness”.
Oladimeji was born in Sabo Yaba, Lagos State, and had been bedridden for the past eight months.