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*The driver operating the vehicle that carried Anthony Joshua during a deadly highway collision in Nigeria now faces multiple criminal charges following the incident that claimed the lives of two members of the boxer’s training team.
According to ESPN, Nigerian authorities have initiated legal proceedings against Adenyi Mobalaji Kayode, 46, who was driving the SUV that collided with a stationary truck in December. The incident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when the Lexus SUV struck the parked vehicle. Both Joshua and Kayode suffered minor injuries, while Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele were killed at the scene.
Police officials informed AFP that Kayode faces charges of “reckless” and “dangerous driving causing death,” operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license, and driving “without due care and attention, causing bodily harm and damage to property.” He appeared before the Sagamu Magistrate Court on Friday, where he was granted bail set at five million naira, equivalent to $3,500. He remains in custody until bail conditions are fulfilled.
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Joshua had been under observation at Lagoon Hospital in Lagos before receiving medical clearance “to recuperate from home,” Lagos state commissioner for information Gbenga Omotoso wrote on X. After his discharge, the British-Nigerian and his mother visited a Lagos funeral home to honor Ghami and Ayodele before their remains were prepared for repatriation.
“Anthony and his mother were at the funeral home in Lagos this afternoon to pay their final respects to his two departed friends as they were being prepared for repatriation scheduled for later this evening,” Omotoso said.
The former two-time world heavyweight champion had been visiting Nigeria after his December 19 victory over Jake Paul. The fatal crash has intensified concerns about road safety in Nigeria, where the Federal Road Safety Corps recorded 5,421 deaths across 9,570 road accidents in 2024.
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