How Nigeria’s tallest man Afeez Agoro died

The man widely regarded as the tallest man in Nigeria, Afeez Agoro is dead.

He died yesterday, Wednesday evening, after he was rushed to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) where he was rushed to after he developed some complications from a hip replacement surgery.

It was gathered that Agoro, who aged 48 died at a Lagos hospital after a prolonged battle with Acromegaly, commonly known as gigantism.

Agoro’s last post on Facebook was on May 28 while recovering from the surgery. He posted: “Thank God Almighty for a successful operation now it’s time for therapy.”

Agoro went through hip recovery process with his personal doctor, Dr. Dike.

Born Afeez Agoro Oladimeji on December 13 was previously recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria. At 2.25 metres (7 ft 5 in), he stood shorter than his 2.41 metres (7 ft 11 in) compatriot, Abiodun Adegoke, who is likely the tallest man in Nigeria.

Agoro was born in Sabo Yaba, Lagos State, as the last child of three children for his mother who was the second wife of his late father.

Report had it that he had normal growth until he developed an ailment at the age of nineteen and when taken to a hospital, he was diagnosed with Acromegaly, known commonly as gigantism, which made him grow vertically at a very rapid rate.

Agoro unsuccessfully tried to combat the ailment and stood at 7’5″ which made him among the tallest people in Africa.

As an entertainer, in 2003, upon graduating from the Lagos State Polytechnic, Afeez Agoro went for his compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Kolokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. .

He later had the opportunity to feature in movies and in August 2018, I Am Agoro, a Reality TV show which centred around his life and what it feels like living as the tallest man in Nigeria aired exclusively on Linda Ikeji TV.

Before his demise, Agoro’s intimidating height attractted attention anywhere he went.