By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent
COURT PROCEEDINGS commenced in Ogun State following the arraignment of the driver involved in the Lexus sports utility vehicle crash that occurred while transporting former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
The defendant, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, appeared before a Sagamu Magistrate Court in the Sagamu Local Government Area, where he was formally charged by the police.
The Ogun State Police Command brought Kayode before the court on Friday confirming that the 46-year-old defendant was charged in connection with the road traffic accident involving Joshua, relating the case to a Lexus SUV crash along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
Confirming the development, the police stated that the defendant was charged on four counts which include dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and driving without a valid National Driver’s Licence.
The police specified that the charge of dangerous driving causing death is contrary to Section 5 subsection 1 of the Federal Highway Act Cap F135 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Ogun State.
Other counts include reckless and negligent driving contrary to Section 6 subsection 1 of the same Act, driving without due care and attention causing bodily harm and damage to property contrary to Section 7 subsection 1, and driving without a valid National Driver’s Licence contrary to Section 10 subsection 1 of the Act.
“I wish 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 at the Sagamu Magistrate Court today, 2nd January 2026,” the police stated.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the defendant was formally charged before the court and that the matter was adjourned for trial. He said the case was adjourned to January 20, 2026.
He also said the court granted the defendant bail in the sum of N5,000,000 with two sureties adding that the magistrate ordered that Kayode be remanded in a correctional facility pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.
Ogun State Police Command said the arraignment followed the arrest of the driver after the crash involving the Lexus SUV conveying Anthony Joshua and others occurred on Monday while the vehicle was travelling along the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Babaseyi said the Lexus SUV was transporting Joshua and two of his friends, identified as Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, at the time of the crash before the vehicle collided with a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near Sagamu in Ogun State.
The police said the collision led to the deaths of Ayodele and Ghami at the scene adding that Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries from the crash.
Babaseyi said the driver was subsequently arrested by the police following the incident. He said the arraignment took place after the completion of preliminary police procedures.
“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 said.
Joshua was discharged from the hospital late Wednesday evening after being deemed clinically fit to continue his recovery at home. They stated that he had sustained minor injuries from the accident, Police said.
Also, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said its preliminary findings attributed the motor accident to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking affirming that a tyre burst was responsible for the crash.
Police further stated that Joshua, accompanied by his mother, visited the funeral home in Lagos on Wednesday to pay final respects to Ayodele and Ghami after which their bodies were prepared for repatriation, which was scheduled for that night.
The police stated that the driver remained in custody pending the fulfilment of his bail conditions, while the matter awaits trial before the Sagamu Magistrate Court.
