Court grants Anthony Joshua’s driver N5m bail

A Magistrate Court in the Sagamu area of Ogun State has adjourned till February 25, 2026, the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, driver of the vehicle carrying boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two of his associates, which crashed on December 29, 2025.

The 46-year-old driver was charged at Sagamu magistrate’s court on January 2, with Magistrate Olufunilayo Somefun presiding over the case.

He is charged with a four-counts of dangerous driving causing death, contrary to Section 5(1) of the Federal Highway Act, Cap F: 135, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 (as applicable in Ogun State), reckless and negligent driving, contrary to Section 6(1) of the same Act.

The other two charges are driving without due care and attention, causing bodily harm and damage to property, contrary to Section 7(1) of the Act, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence, contrary to Section 10 (1) of the Federal Highway Act.

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When the case came for hearing, the prosecution counsel, Nijiwe Richard, called for the adjournment of the case to allow the prosecution counsel to duplicate the case file to the office of the Attorney General of the state through the office of the Department of Public Prosecution for advice and in the interest of justice.

The request was initially rejected by the counsel to the defendant, Abiodun Olalekan, who expressed the readiness to forge ahead with the case.

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Giving her ruling on the request for adjournment, the court granted the application and adjourned the case to the 25th of February for further hearing.

The defendant was granted bail in the sum.of ₦5,000,000 with two sureties.

Joshua lost his personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami, in the accident, which occurred along the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.