The Ogun State Police Command has arraigned the driver of the Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle involved in the fatal accident that killed two of Anthony Joshua’s close friends, but the case has been adjourned till January 20, 2026, to allow for further proceedings.
The driver, identified as Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was on Friday charged before a Sagamu Magistrate Court, according to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi.
In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday, Babaseyi disclosed that the case had been adjourned till January 20, 2026, to allow for further proceedings.
The arraignment came barely two days after the Ogun State Police Command confirmed the arrest of Adeniyi following the crash, which occurred on December 29, 2025, near Danco along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The accident claimed the lives of Kevin Latif Ayodele, 36, a British-Nigerian citizen, and Sina Ghami, 36, a British citizen, both colleagues and training staff of the former world heavyweight boxing champion.
Adeniyi, a long-standing member of Joshua’s Nigerian logistics team, was discharged from a hospital in Lagos late on New Year’s Eve after receiving treatment for minor injuries. He was then driven to Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital where the crash occurred, for questioning at the state police headquarters.
Police sources earlier revealed that Adeniyi was allegedly driving well above the 65mph speed limit on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when he lost control after a tyre burst during an overtaking manoeuvre.
The Lexus SUV, with registration number KRD 850 HN, reportedly smashed into an illegally parked truck on the hard shoulder carrying soya beans. The force of the impact tore off the nearside section of the vehicle.
Ghami and Ayodele were killed instantly, while Joshua and Adeniyi sustained only minor injuries. Joshua, who was seated behind the driver, escaped death narrowly, with local first responders describing his survival as a “miracle”.