Magistrates’ Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Tuesday adjourned until February 25, the trial of forty-five-year-old Adeniyi Kayode, the driver involved in the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of two aides of former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
Mr Kayode, who appeared before the court for the continuation of his trial, on a four-count charge, was earlier granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties in like sum.
The defendant is facing a four-count charge bordering on dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention resulting in bodily harm and damage to property, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence.
Recall that Mr Kayode was arraigned on January 2, before Magistrate Olajumoke, following the accident, which occurred on December 29, 2025 in front of Sinamo Company along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The defendant being the driver in charge of a Lexus 570 SUV with registration number KRD 850 HM, conveying Mr Joshua and his friends Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, drove dangerously which resulted in a fatal accident and caused the death of Messrs Ayodele and Ghami.
The heavyweight boxing champion Joshua also sustained minor injuries in the accident.
The Prosecution Counsel, Richard Nijiwe, said the offence committed contravened section 5(1), 6(1), 7(1) and 10(1) of the Federal Highway Act, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.
Mr Richard also made an application to the court for an adjournment of the case to enable the transmission of the case file to the Ogun State Attorney-General’s Office through the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for legal advice.
However, the defence counsel, Abiodun Olalekan, opposed the application, arguing that the defence was ready to proceed with the trial.
In her ruling, Magistrate Somefun granted the prosecution’s application and adjourned the matter until February 25, for further hearing.
(NAN)
