A 58-year-old man who embarked on 19 days of spiritual fasting has died.
The death of the yet-to-be-named man was confirmed by the Lagos State Police Command via a statement.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos State Command, on Tuesday,20 August 2024, said the incident happened in the Alagbado axis of the state.
According to Hundeyin, the religious man died at about 6:00 am on Monday, 18 August 2024.
The Police spokesman also stated that the younger brother of the deceased reported the incident at the Alagbado Police Division at about 7:00 pm on the same Monday.
“From an account of the younger brother, the deceased died while allegedly undergoing 19 days of dry fasting.
“No foul play suspected, family demands to convey the corpse for burial,” the Lagos Command spokesperson said.
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