An unidentified man, believed to be in his 40s, was found dead in a drainage channel along Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos, on Monday morning.
The body was discovered in the gutter shortly before the Freedom Way junction during the early hours of the day.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, as it has not been established whether he was knocked down by a vehicle or died under other circumstances.
His identity was also yet to be established as of the time of filing this report.
Members of the public have called for the urgent removal of the body by the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit to prevent possible public health risks.
