A Nigerian court has arraigned Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, over a road crash involving British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua that left two of his associates dead after the black Lexus SUV conveying the former world heavyweight champion collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu in Ogun State on December 29, with police charging Kayode with dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence, as the defendant appeared before a Sagamu Magistrate Court on Tuesday and the case was adjourned until February 25 at the request of the prosecution, while the victims were identified as Latif Ayodele, a trainer described as being like a “twin brother” to Joshua, and Sina Ghami, his strength and conditioning coach, both of whom died in the crash that occurred around midday local time, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps, with Joshua, who was seated in the back of the vehicle, sustaining only minor injuries and leaving hospital a few days later, having been in Nigeria on holiday following his victory over Jake Paul in Miami on December 19.
