The driver involved in the fatal road accident that injured Anthony Joshua and claimed the lives of two members of his team has been formally charged in Nigeria. Ogun State Police confirmed that Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode appeared in Sagamu Magistrate Court on Friday following the incident earlier this week.
Kayode was driving the Lexus SUV carrying Joshua, Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele when it collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Ghami and Ayodele, both close friends and team members of Joshua, were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police sources cited by the BBC, Kayode faces multiple charges, including causing death by dangerous driving, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care, and driving without a valid driver’s license. He was granted bail set at 5,000,000 naira and remanded pending fulfillment of the bail conditions, with the case adjourned until January 20.
Joshua was briefly hospitalized following the crash but did not require surgery and avoided serious injury. Authorities previously stated that he was deemed clinically fit and discharged to recover outside hospital care.
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