A meat seller died during a sale in Lagos

A male meat seller has slumped and died while attending to a customer on Branco Street,  in the Mafoluku area of Lagos State, Nigeria, reports said.

The deceased, a regular meat hawker was hawking along the street when a woman called him to sell meat for her.

“The deceased had finished selling the meat and was waiting for payment when he suddenly slumped,” an eyewitness said.

“Residents hired a commercial bus to convey his body to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead,” the eyewitness added.

The corpse has been deposited in the mortuary.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident.