{"id":26161,"date":"2026-01-21T17:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=26161"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:41:43","slug":"driver-in-anthony-joshua-crash-faces-court-as-family-calls-trial-not-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/21\/driver-in-anthony-joshua-crash-faces-court-as-family-calls-trial-not-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver in Anthony Joshua Crash Faces Court as Family Calls Trial \u2018Not Worth It’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anthony Joshua\u2019s Family Questions Trial Over Tragic Car Crash<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SAGAMU, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 The driver charged in the car crash that injured boxing star Anthony Joshua and killed two of his friends appeared in court Tuesday, as Joshua\u2019s uncle questioned whether a trial was \u201creally worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was behind the wheel of a Lexus SUV carrying the former two\u2011time heavyweight champion and two companions, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, when the vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Sagamu, southwest Nigeria. Ayodele and Ghami died in the crash, while Joshua sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayode faces multiple charges, including reckless driving and driving without a license. Prosecutors say his negligence led to the deaths and endangered the life of one of Nigeria\u2019s most celebrated athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dressed in black trousers and a hoodie, Kayode appeared downcast as he entered the courtroom, avoiding journalists\u2019 cameras. His court appearance was brief, as the judge adjourned the case until February 25<\/strong> after prosecutors requested more time. His lawyer, Olalekan Abiodun, told reporters he agreed to the adjournment \u201cin the interest of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Court adjourns trial of Anthony Joshua\u2019s driver Adeniyi Kayode to February 25<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Outside the court, Joshua\u2019s uncle, Adedamola Joshua<\/strong>, voiced doubts about the proceedings. \u201cWe are very lucky that our son didn\u2019t die. But taking this man to court is something we don\u2019t see any reason for,\u201d he told AFP at the boxer\u2019s family home. \u201cThis is my own personal opinion that the trial is not really worth it. Because we think accidents can happen anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, he acknowledged the mood in Sagamu. \u201cWe sense the opinion of the people of the town is that this man must be prosecuted. That he was overspeeding,\u201d he said, reflecting the tension between the family\u2019s grief and public calls for accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE)<\/strong> in Ogun State said preliminary investigations showed the vehicle was travelling at excessive speed and suffered a burst tyre before the collision. Nigerian police and state officials confirmed Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene, while Joshua and Kayode sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghami was Joshua\u2019s long\u2011time strength and conditioning coach, while Ayodele served as his personal trainer, according to British media. Their deaths have shaken Joshua\u2019s inner circle and the wider boxing community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adedamola Joshua added that Kayode had been his nephew\u2019s driver for three years and there had never been any complaints. He described the incident as a tragic accident rather than deliberate recklessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joshua, a British national of Nigerian heritage, frequently visits southwest Nigeria, where he has friends and family. His presence in Sagamu has long been a source of pride for locals, who now grapple with the aftermath of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Joshua\u2019s family, the trial represents both a pursuit of accountability and a painful reminder of the lives lost. As one relative put it, \u201cJustice is important, but healing is harder.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anthony Joshua\u2019s Family Questions Trial Over Tragic Car Crash SAGAMU, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 The driver charged in the car crash that injured boxing star Anthony Joshua and killed two of his friends appeared in court Tuesday, as Joshua\u2019s uncle questioned whether a trial was \u201creally worth it.\u201d Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was behind the wheel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":26163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,458,3],"tags":[4122,2626,4120,4125,4128,4126,3780,4123,4127,4118,4124,4119,4121,3252,4129],"class_list":["post-26161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-legal","category-naija-news","tag-adeniyi-mobolaji-kayode","tag-anthony-joshua","tag-boxing-trainer-death","tag-burst-tyre-accident","tag-celebrity-accidents","tag-joshuas-uncle-adedamola-joshua","tag-latif-ayodele","tag-nigerian-court-case","tag-nigerian-road-safety","tag-ogun-state-trace","tag-overspeeding","tag-reckless-driving-nigeria","tag-sagamu-car-crash","tag-sina-ghami","tag-trial-adjournment-february-25"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kayode-and-Anthony-Joshua.jpg?fit=640%2C345&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26165,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26161\/revisions\/26165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}