Biography
Afeez Agoro: The unofficial tallest man in Nigeria
Afeez Agoro Oladimeji was unofficially recognised as the tallest man in Nigeria until some reports claimed Abiodun Adegoke, a Nigerian basketball player, is taller.
Oladimeji was born on December 13, 1975, but unfortunately died on June 14, 2023, at the age of 47 years.
Afeez height is 2.25 metres (7ft 5in), while Abiodun measures 2.41 metres (7ft 11in).
Afeez Agoro was born in the city of Sabo Yaba, Lagos State, on December 13, 1975 as the last child of three children. His mother 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.
Education
He attended St. Finbarr’s College, Yaba. Afeez obtained his Higher National Diploma certificate from the Lagos State Polytechnic.
Afeez Agoro had his compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Kolokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria.
Agoro had 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.
He unsuccessfully tried to combat the ailment and stood at 7’5″, which made him among the tallest people in Africa.
Afeez Agoro has had the opportunity to feature in movies and in August 2018, I Am Agoro, a Reality TV Show centred around his life and what it feels like living as the tallest man in Nigeria.
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