Afeez Agoro is a Nigerian guy who stands at roughly 7 feet 4 inches tall and is unofficially considered as the country’s tallest person. Agoro, a true giant, instantly turns heads and attracts attention whenever he walks into a room. In fact, most people don’t even come close to matching his shoulders when they stand near him. If you think you’re tall, one look at Afeez Agoro will convince you otherwise.
Afeez Agoro, dubbed “Mr. Tallest” by his followers, shot to prominence when his amazing height was uncovered, and he has since used his celebrity to pursue a career in the entertainment sector. He is now an actor and a reality TV personality.
How His Height Helped Agoro Get US Visa
Afeez Agoro recounted an amazing story about how his height helped him get a US visa quickly during his interview with The Nation. It is well known that obtaining a US visa is not easy, as you will be required to go through multiple steps and answer numerous questions. Agoro, on the other hand, had no trouble getting his visa.
According to him, when he went to seek a visa to travel to the United States, the Consular General was taken aback by his height and determined that Agoro would not be able to flee even if he wanted to. As a result, he granted him visa almost promptly. Following the visa, Agoro would spend six months in the United States.
Profile Summary Of Afeez Agoro Oladimeji
- Full name: Afeez Agoro Oladimeji
- Date of Birth: 13th December 1975
- Age: 45 Years Old
- Place of Birth: Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Ethnicity: Yoruba
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Marital Status: Single
- Education: the University of Lagos and Lagos State Polytechnic
- Known for: Being the tallest man in Nigeria
- Height: 7 feet 4.58 inches
Afeez Agoro Was Born In Lagos
The tall man was born in Sabo Yaba, a community in Yaba, a Lagos State suburb on the Mainland. Agoro, who was born on December 13th, 1975, is currently 45 years old. He weighed 8 pounds at birth, which was average for a baby, and was just like any other regular newborn infant. His growth surge didn’t start until much later. Afeez and his family moved to Akoka Yaba, another Yaba suburb, when he was about seven years old, despite the fact that he was born in Sabo Yaba. He was born and raised in Akoka Yaba, where he also received his education.
Afeez Agoro was not his parents’ only kid; he had siblings with whom he shared his childhood. In actuality, the tall man was born as the last child of his mother, who was his late father’s second wife. He may or may not have step-siblings from his father’s other wife.
Afeez Agoro poses with some fans
His Growth Spurt Began At Age 19
As previously stated, Afeez Agoro was a normal child when he was born, and nothing indicated that he would grow into a giant. In fact, during his pre-teen and early teenage years, he was not even among the tallest children. In a 2019 interview with The Nation Newspaper, Agoro revealed that he was not the tallest boy in his secondary school. He was just a regular youngster with a regular height.
However, after completing secondary school and reaching the age of 19, he began to become ill. Everyone was perplexed by the illness, which caused him to grow taller. During that time, he became ill several times and continued to grow in height rapidly. He was soon taller than everyone in his neighborhood due to his rapid development. People who knew him were taken aback, especially those who hadn’t seen him in a long time before his illness. Some of his secondary school classmates who hadn’t seen him in years after graduation were taken aback when they finally saw him after his growth spurt, he told The Nation.
When Agoro’s growth spurt began, along with his strange illness, his father was concerned for his son’s safety because the situation was unusual. As a result, he took the boy to various hospitals, but physicians said they couldn’t see anything wrong with him. Afeez, on the other hand, continued to grow taller, which concerned his parents. All medical attempts to curb his unusual growth failed, and he became the tallest person his friends, family, and neighbors had ever seen. He is currently 7 feet 4 inches tall, making him the unofficial title holder of Nigeria’s tallest man.
His Father Built A House To Accommodate His Height
Afeez Agoro and his father had a good relationship, until he died in 2005. The older Agoro, on the other hand, built a house that could accommodate his son, despite his unique height, before he died. Afeez remarked that his father’s decision to build the house to accommodate his height helped him a lot throughout the years.
Afeez Agoro’s mother chose to pursue medical reasons for his extraordinary height and condition after his father died. She took him to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for a medical examination. There was nothing to be seen. Years later, when Afeez visited the United States, he discovered what was wrong with him. According to him, after the physicians checked him and the findings came back, it was discovered that he had been diagnosed with acromegaly. Acromegaly, often known as gigantism, is a disorder that causes people to grow abnormally.
Doctors gave Afeez Agoro a medicine that could help him stop any future growth, according to Afeez Agoro. However, it was ineffective.
Afeez Agoro with some more fans
