A 58-year-old unnamed man dies in Lagos while embarking on a spiritual fast for 19 days. The Police Command in Lagos State confirmed the death.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened in the Alagbado axis of the state on Monday at about 600 a.m.
He said the deceased younger brother, whose name was not also mentioned, reported the incident at the Alagbado Police Division at about 7 p.m. on Monday.
According to him, the younger brother said his brother died while allegedly undergoing 19 days of dry fasting.
Hundeyin said, “No foul play suspected, family demands to convey the corpse for burial.”