A man identified as Mr. Kunle Akinyele tragically slumped and died on Saturday during his wife’s 60th birthday celebration at a church thanksgiving in the Egbeda area of Lagos State.
A viral video seen on Sunday captured the heartbreaking moment.
In the footage, the late Akinyele was speaking on the altar when he suddenly collapsed.
Moments before the incident, he called his wife over and whispered a request for water.
When she didn’t respond immediately, he gestured again, signalling his need for water. Seconds later, he slumped.
After collapsing, he was said to have been quickly rushed to a nearby hospital after attempts to revive him at the venue failed.
He was reportedly pronounced dead upon arrival.
Efforts to confirm the incident with the Lagos State Police Command were unsuccessful, as the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, had yet to respond to messages sent to his mobile phone at the time of filing this report.
