The body of a middle-aged unidentified man was discovered a lifeless in a gutter along Admiralty Way in Lekki phase one, on Monday morning.

The deceased was spotted during the early hours of the day in the drainage channel just before the Freedom Way junction. His identity remains unknown, and it is currently unclear whether he was the victim of a hit-and-run driver.

Members of the public are urging the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) to urgently evacuate the body to prevent public health hazards.