Nigeria’s tallest man, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji is dead.
Remember that Agoro solicited N5m for his chronic hip arthritis treatment, which will see his ball and socket joint replaced.
The 47-year-old actor, who discovered at 19 that he had Acromegaly, known commonly as gigantism, said the money would help to take care of his operation and therapy.
According to the computer science graduate from the University of Lagos, the ailment is challenging and has left him bedridden for eight months.
The tallest man, who has a show called ‘I am Agoro’ airing exclusively on Linda Ikeji TV, said he could not walk again and that getting the required operation would help him get back on his feet
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. Afeez moved with his family to Akoka Yaba where he grew up and also had his education, 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 taking to a hospital, 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 currently stands at 7’5″ which makes him among the tallest people in Africa.
