ANTHONY Joshua has made a public appearance and posted on social media for the first time since he was injured in a car crash that claimed the lives two of his close friends in Ogun State on Monday.
The British-Nigerian boxer, 36, was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on the Ogun State section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
His close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died in the crash.
Their funerals took place at a London mosque on Sunday.
The former two-time world heavyweight boxing champion was taken to hospital and discharged on Wednesday before returning to the United Kingdom this weekend.
On Sunday morning he posted two pictures on Instagram and X, one showing him sitting alongside his mother and family members of the victims including the mothers of Ghami and Ayodele, with one holding a photograph of Ghami.
... has the caption: “My Brothers Keeper.”
Driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged with several counts including causing death by dangerous driving at Sagamu Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
The defendant was granted bail of N5m and remanded pending his bail conditions being met. The case has been adjourned until January 20.
Joshua, who was born in Watford, has family roots in Sagamu in Ogun State, near the crash site.
The 2012 Olympic champion was on his way to visit relatives for new year celebrations in the town at the time of the collision.
The boxer had been spending time in Nigeria after his recent victory over American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on December 19.