Nigeria’s tallest man and actor, Afeez Agoro Oladimeji, is dead.

Thelagostimes gathered that the 48-year-old man 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.”

Before his death, Oladimeji, whose height was 2.25 metres (7 ft 4 in), had been reportedly bedridden for the past 8 months.