Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, the driver behind the wheel during the tragic accident involving former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been formally arraigned before the court on Friday.
On Friday, January 2, 2026, Anthony Joshua’s driver was arraigned before a Sagamu Magistrate Court in Ogun State to face a four-count charge stemming from what the police described as a high-speed collision that claimed the lives of two of the boxer’s close associates.
The defendant also appeared before Chief Magistrate Olufunmilayo Somefun. The charges brought against him by the Ogun State Police Command include dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and operating a vehicle without a valid National Driver’s Licence.
After Joshua’s driver was arraigned the court granted him bail in the sum of ₦5,000,000 with two sureties and adjourned the case to January 20, 2026, for trial.
He was remanded pending the time he meets his bail condition.
Confirming the development, the Police said the 46-year-old driver was formally charged in connection with the accident.
“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.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, Joshua’s driver was arraigned on four counts.
The charges include 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.
Other counts are reckless and negligent driving, contrary to Section 6(1) of the same Act; driving without due care and attention causing bodily harm and damage to property, contrary to Section 7(1); and driving without a valid National Driver’s Licence, contrary to Section 10(1) of the Federal Highway Act.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that Kayode Adeniyi has been serving as a trusted driver and part of Joshua’s Nigerian support team for years, handling logistics during the boxer’s visits to his ancestral homeland in Nigeria.
Joshua has always been visiting Nigeria, particularly Ogun State and Lagos State during Christmas period to celebrate with his family.
It was gathered that Kayode Adeniyi was appointed to drive Joshua around Nigeria due to his extensive experience chauffeuring high-profile visitors.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass also reports that the accident, which occurred on December 29, 2025, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was said to be caused by excessive speed and wrongful overtaking, according to police investigations.
Joshua sustained minor injuries but has been discharged from the hospital and is recuperating at home.
However, the unfortunate traffic incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway led to the death of two associates of the British-Nigerian boxer.
