A magistrate Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the 46-year-old driver involved in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of Nigerian-born boxing star Anthony Joshua’s close friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, to February 25, 2026.

The case, which was scheduled for hearing at the Sagamu Magistrate Court, was adjourned after the prosecuting counsel, Richard Nigiwe, informed the court that “they have four witnesses, but only three were in attendance.”

He said the adjournment was necessary to enable the prosecution “to duplicate the case file and present it to the Attorney General of the State through the Department of Public Prosecution for advice.”

The defence counsel, Olalekan Abiodun, objected, arguing that the prosecution “had enough time to do so prior to this date”.

However, the magistrate ruled that “in the interest of justice, the case should be adjourned to February 25, 2026”, and directed the prosecuting counsel to duplicate the case file and submit it to the Attorney General’s office.

After the court proceedings, the defence counsel said he agreed with the decision, while Mr Nigiwe declined to comment.

The case arose from a crash on December 29, 2025, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, when a Lexus SUV driven by Kayode collided with a stationary truck.

Ayodele and Ghami died in the accident, while Anthony Joshua and Kayode sustained minor injuries.
Kayode, who faces four charges, including dangerous and negligent driving, as well as driving without a valid licence, was remanded in custody on January 2, 2026. He was later granted bail in the sum of N5 million with two sureties.

Meanwhile, Anthony Joshua’s uncle Adedamola Joshua, has reportedly questioned whether a trial was “really worth it”. The driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, who was dressed in black trousers and a hoodie, yesterday, was visibly downcast and tried to avoid cameras outside the courtroom in Sagamu.“We are very lucky that our son didn’t die.

But taking this man to court is something we don’t see any reason for,” Joshua’s uncle, Adedamola Joshua, told AFP at the boxer’s family home.“This is my own personal opinion that the trial is not really worth it. Because we think accidents can happen anywhere in the world.” He added: “We sense the opinion of the people of the town” is that “this man must be prosecuted. That he was over speeding”.Adedamola Joshua told AFP that Kayode had been his nephew’s driver for three years and there had never been any complaints.