Nigerians react as world’s dirtiest man dies at 94 few months after taking his first bath

Nigerians have been reacting to the news of the death of the man described as the world's dirtiest man.

The Iranian who is identified as Amou Haji is reported to have kicked the bucket in Dejgah village in the Southern Province of Fars on Sunday, October 23.

The reports say he did not shower for 67 years and was unmarried.

He died at 94, according to multiple reports.

Haji is reported to have stopped taking his bath due to his aversion for soap and water. He said in an interview that he was scared of getting sick if he took his bath.

Asides not taking his bath, Haji also disliked fresh food and drink. His favorite food was a rotten porcupine and he drank dirty water from a rusty oil can.

Haji, who spent most of his life in the village of Dejgah, also loved smoking animal feces out of an old pipe, rather than regular tobacco.

However, a few months ago, concerned villagers who were tired of his unkempt look, took him to a bathroom and forced him to have a wash.

They also built him an open brick shack to live in after discovering that he sleeps in a hole in the ground.

Mr Haji’s weird lifestyle was first made public in a short documentary film titled “The Strange Life of Amou Haji” published in 2013.

He died a few months after being forced to take a bath.

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