An Ogun Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Sagamu has adjourned the case involving the driver linked to former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua’s road crash to March 17, 2026.
The court, presided over by Magistrate Olufumilayo Somefun, granted the adjournment to enable the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who recently took over the matter, to adequately prepare for the commencement of hearing.
The defendant, Adeniyi Mobolaji, is facing charges bordering on dangerous driving causing death; reckless and negligent driving; driving without due care and attention resulting in bodily harm and damage to property; as well as driving without a valid national driver’s licence.
In her ruling on the request for adjournment, the court granted the application, fixing March 17 for further hearing.
The case marks the second adjournment since the DPP assumed responsibility for prosecution.
Mobolaji, a 46-year-old driver, was involved in the fatal accident that claimed the lives of Joshua’s personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami.
He was first arraigned before the Sagamu Magistrate’s Court on January 2.
Joshua lost the two members of his team following the crash along the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on December 29, 2025, when a Lexus SUV collided with a stationary truck. Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries.
The former world heavyweight champion was later discharged from hospital after being certified clinically fit to continue his recovery at home.
Joshua, accompanied by his mother, subsequently visited a funeral home in Lagos to pay his final respects as the bodies of Ayodele and Ghami were prepared for repatriation. He later travelled to the United Kingdom for their funeral.
The remains of both men were flown to the UK, where a funeral prayer service was held on January 4, 2026, at the London Central Mosque.
Ghami and Ayodele were widely regarded as key figures in Joshua’s camp, and their deaths sent shockwaves across the international boxing community.
