The Ogun Magistrate Court 1 in Sagamu has adjourned the case involving the driver of the Lexus SUV in the fatal road crash linked to former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
The matter has been rescheduled for March 17, 2026.
Presided over by Magistrate Olufumilayo Somefun, the adjournment marks the second delay in the trial to allow the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, which recently took over the case, to prepare adequately for the hearing.
The defendant, Adeniyi Mobolaji, is facing multiple charges, including dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care resulting in bodily harm and property damage, and driving without a valid national driver’s licence.
Magistrate Somefun granted the request for adjournment to ensure counsel from the Director of Public Prosecutions’ office are ready for the proceedings.
Mobolaji was involved in the December 29, 2025 crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of Joshua’s personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami. Anthony Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries.
Following the accident, Joshua visited the funeral home in Lagos alongside his mother to pay respects before travelling to the United Kingdom, where a funeral prayer service for Ayodele and Ghami was held on January 4, 2026, at the London Central Mosque.
The deaths of Ayodele and Ghami sent shockwaves through the boxing world, as both were central figures in Joshua’s training and support team.
