Nigerian police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal collision

VIDEO SHOWS: RECENT FOOTAGE OF BOXER ANTHONY JOSHUA IN CAR AFTER DEADLY CRASH, BEING LED OUT OF CAR / GETTING INTO DIFFERENT VEHICLE / FILE FOOTAGE OF JOSHUA TRAINING VERIFIED BY: – Location verified by road layout, utility poles, smashed car matched verified aftermath visuals and Reuters reporting – Date verified by original file metadata, official reports and Reuters reporting from the scene SHOWS: NEAR SAGAMU, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA (RECENT – DECEMBER 29, 2025) (SODIQ AYO – Must on-screen courtesy Sodiq Ayo) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) 1. BOXER ANTHONYJOSHUA BEING LED AWAY FROM CAR AND WALKING AROUND, ENTERING VEHICLE SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – MARCH 21, 2018) (REUTERS – Access all) 2. JOSHUA STRETCHING AHEAD OF A TRAINING SESSION AND BOUT AGAINST JOSEPH PARKER 3. JOSHUA SHADOW BOXING 4. JOSHUA'S LEGS 5. JOSHUA LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JULY 18, 2018) (REUTERS – Access all) 6. VARIOUS OF JOSHUA POSING WITH HIS BELTS NEXT TO HIS THEN UPCOMING OPPONENT ALEXANDER POVETKIN BEFORE FACING OFF STORY: Nigerian police said on Friday (January 2) the driver of the vehicle involved in a crash that injured British former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed two of his close friends was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.     Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrate Court on Friday in connection with the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State Police Command said in a statement.     Reuters was not immediately able to contact Kayode or a legal representative. Kayode has not commented publicly on the case.     Police told Reuters Kayode was charged on four counts, including causing death by dangerous driving. The case was adjourned to January 20.    Kayode was granted bail of 5 million naira ($3,499) with two sureties but was remanded pending fulfilment of the conditions, a police source said separately.     Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when the Lexus SUV he was travelling in collided with another car on Monday (December 29). Two of his friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, died in the crash.     Preliminary findings suggested the car was speeding and attempted a wrongful overtaking manoeuvre before hitting a stationary truck, the FRSC has said.     Joshua, who was born in Britain to Nigerian parents, was taken to the hospital for checks and remains stable, his promoter Matchroom Boxing said.    President Bola Tinubu expressed condolences to Joshua and the victims' families, calling the incident a "tragic accident."     The crash came just over a week after Joshua knocked out American social media star Jake Paul in the sixth round of a bout in Miami. Joshua is expected to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury later this year. ($1 = 1,428.7500 naira) (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo, Kurt Michael Hall)

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