After the shock, the investigations. The Nigerian police announced on Friday the indictment of the driver of the vehicle in which star British boxer Anthony Joshua was during the accident which killed two of his relatives, notably for “dangerous” driving.
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, aged 46, is accused of “dangerous driving causing death”, “driving without a valid license”, “driving without due care and attention causing bodily harm and property damage”, and “reckless driving”, Oluseyi Babeseyu, a police spokesperson for Ogun state (southwest), told AFP.
He remains in detention until he fulfills the conditions of his release on bail, set at five million naira (around 3,000 euros), the representative said. Kayode is due to appear in court on January 20.
Excessive speed and burst tire
As a reminder, the suspect was driving the vehicle in which Joshua and two of his relatives, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, were on Monday on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan (southwest), when the SUV collided with a stationary truck, in Sagamu in Ogun State. According to the Nigerian police and Ogun State authorities, Ayodele and Ghami, two coaches involved in the Briton’s physical preparation, died instantly.
Initial investigations showed that the vehicle was speeding and that a tire had burst before the accident, according to the Ogun State Road Traffic Control and Enforcement Agency (TRACE).
Joshua, 36, a former heavyweight world champion who was slightly injured in the accident, left the Lagos hospital where he had been admitted. After beating YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul by knockout on December 20, he remained on vacation in the country where his parents were born.
At the end of the fight against Paul staged by Netflix with excessive means, he launched a challenge to Tyson Fury, his whimsical compatriot and also ex-heavyweight champion, whom he has never faced.
