A 31-year-old man, simply identified as Kizito, has slumped and died in Lekki area of Lagos State while playing football.
A viral video of the incident on Twitter, showed the colleagues of the man trying to revive him after he slumped.
One of them, perhaps thinking he was joking, told Kizito, who was dressed in a Super Eagles jersey: “Kizito, talk to me.
“Talk to me.
“Hennessy day o guy.”
The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on his Twitter handle.
Hundeyin tweeted: “Yesterday in Lekki, a 31-year-old slumped and died while playing football.
“Don’t push the limits.
“When tired, take a rest.
“Above all, do regular medical check-up.
“Like we say in the streets, ‘Life no get duplicate!’”
Hundeyin added that investigation into the death of Kizito had commenced.