Nigeria’s tallest man, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji is dead. He died on Thursday, June 15, 2023, after a prolonged illness.
Early in May 2023, Afeez Agoro released a video to seek financial help in order to undergo surgery due to his battle with chronic hip arthritis.
However, it was yet to be known if he was able to get help for the surgery before his demise.
Afeez Agoro who stood 7 ft 5 was previously recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria. He was shorter than his compatriot, Abiodun Adegoke who stands at 7 ft 11 in.
Afeez Agoro was born in the city of Sabo Yaba, Lagos State on 13 December 1975 as the last child of three children for his mother who was the second wife of his late father. He attended St. Finbarr’s College, Yaba.
Afeez obtained his ordinary National Diploma certificate from the University of Lagos and went further to get his Higher National Diploma certificate from the Lagos State Polytechnic.
Agoro had a normal growth until he developed an ailment at the age of nineteen and when taken to a hospital, was diagnosed with Acromegaly, known commonly as gigantism, which made him grow vertically at a very rapid rate.
Afeez Agoro has had the opportunity to feature in movies.
In August 2018, “I Am Agoro” a Reality TV Show centered around his life and what it feels like living as the tallest man in Nigeria started airing.
The 48 years 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.”
