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The magistrate court in Sagamu, Ogun state, has granted bail to Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the crashed Lexus sports utility vehicle (SUV) involving Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight boxing champion.

The Cable understands that Kayode was charged on Friday by the police on a four-court charge bordering on dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence.

The driver was granted N5 million bail with two sureties. He was remanded in the correctional facility pending fulfillment of the bail conditions.

Oluseyi Babaseyi, Ogun police spokesperson, said the case was adjourned to January 20, 2026, for trial.

“Update: The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the Anthony Joshua accident case, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode (male), aged 46, was charged to the Sagamu Magistrate Court today, 2nd January, 2026 and the case has been adjourned to 20th January, 2026,” Babaseyi wrote.

Last Monday, the Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, and two of his close associates crashed into a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near Sagamu, Ogun state.

The former boxing champion and three other passengers were reportedly travelling from Lagos to Sagamu when the SUV they were in collided with a stationary truck.

While Joshua survived the incident with minor injuries, his close associates — Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami — died

Ghami was Joshua’s long-time friend and his strength and conditioning coach, while Latif served as his personal trainer.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said its preliminary findings attributed the motor accident to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking.

However, the Ogun police command said a tyre burst was responsible for the crash.

On Wednesday, the boxer was discharged from Lagoon Hospital, Ikoyi, after treatment for the injuries sustained. Subsequently, the driver was arrested by the police.

sleek214:
And what happened to the truck driver that parked his truck by the roadside?

sleek214:
And what happened to the truck driver that parked his truck by the roadside?

sleek214:
And what happened to the truck driver that parked his truck by the roadside?

sleek214:
And what happened to the truck driver that parked his truck by the roadside?

Okwyjesus:
It's very important that pure justice is handed to him is pue form

We are not in banana republic for crying out loud.

That road is not bad for the mess he did

dokyOloye:
The truck was parked well off the road.
Looks like d driver was trying to overtake from the right.

bunmioguns:
FRSC: excessive speed.
Police: tyre burst.
Court: ₦5m bail.
Victims: buried.
Nigeria: case adjourned.
Everybody don play their part 👏

Gotocourt:
The truck was parked off-road, with a good distance. He was very reckless

sleek214:
And what happened to the truck driver that parked his truck by the roadside?

OBEHIOYE:
Your first sentence na rubbish talk.
The truck has been there for weeks.
It was still there 3days after the accident.
If the truck wasn't there, they would've had space to maneuver.

OBEHIOYE:
Your first sentence na rubbish talk.
The truck has been there for weeks.
It was still there 3days after the accident.
If the truck wasn't there, they would've had space to maneuver.

Mikuni:
Reckless driving plus bad road plus bad traffic control system in Nigeria caused their death.

I honestly wouldn't even blame the driver. Which sane driver would drive recklessly knowing the caliber of people in his vehicle??

BigYash:
...The useless road safety and police talking now,why didn't they tow the truck,while it was stationed there in the first place?

OBEHIOYE:
Your first sentence na rubbish talk.
The truck has been there for weeks.
It was still there 3days after the accident.
If the truck wasn't there, they would've had space to maneuver.

StillDtruth:
The truck did not do anything to anybody. It was on its own. Funny, you did not say that they should tow the house a truck ran into sometime last year.

BigYash:
If the truck wasn't there, atleast the lives of those guys would have been spared. Like they said he was overtaking, probably he felt he could pass in-between the truck and the car he was overtaking. Now use your common sense here,if it's still working o. Now imagine the truck wasn't there. What do you think would have happened?

baby124:
Let’s all remember that if the two that died were wearing seat belts, they would have survived too. If someone is driving fast and you are in the car, remember to wear seatbelt.

baby124:
If the truck was not there that SUV may have somersaulted. The truck was off the road. He was somehow driving so recklessly he drove off the road to go and hit the truck. The driver also has been found not to have a valid drivers license. I talk am!