A man identified as Otunba Kunle Akinyele, tragically slumped and died on Saturday during his wife’s 60th birthday celebration at an event centre in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, Nigeria.
The tragic incident occurred at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke-Iyanu, Odemuyiwa District Headquarters, in Egbeda, Lagos State.
In a now-viral video shared on Facebook by Ayoade Ojeniyi on Sunday, Akinyele was speaking on stage 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.
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.