Anthony Joshua’s driver charged to court, case adjourned

Anthony Joshua crash

By Seyi Babalola

The police in Ogun State have charged Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver of the Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua to court.

On Thursday, the Ogun Police Command declared that the driver was in custody.

DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement on Friday that the driver had been charged at the Sagamu Magistrate Court.

The PPRO further stated that the matter was adjourned to 20th January, 2026.

The statement reads: “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, aged 46, was charged to the Sagamu Magistrate Court today, 2nd January, 2026, and the case has been adjourned to 20th January, 2026.

Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.

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