Police in Nigeria arrested the driver of the black SUV involved in a car accident that injured British boxing champ Anthony Joshua (left) and killed 2 of his friends.
“Kayode Adeniyi, the Lexus SUV driver involved in the fatal car crash that injured Anthony Joshua, killed Latif Ayodele, and Sina Ghami must face prosecution for reckless driving, while the driver + owner of the stationary truck the Lexus collided with should be identified and persecuted.”
Adeniyi, 47, is charged with reckless driving, according to the DailyMail. He was discharged from Lagoon Hospital in Lagos on New Year’s Eve and taken into custody.
The crash occurred on Monday, December 29, in Lagos. Police said a tire burst on the SUV causing it to lose control and collide into the parked truck.
“That led to loss of control before the vehicle now swerved and rammed into the stationary truck that was parked. There was excessive speed,” said Babatunde Akinbiyi, a spokesperson for Ogun State’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency.
The impact crushed the front passenger side of the SUV and sheared off both passenger side doors. Joshua’s friends, Sina Ghami and Kevin “Latz” Ayodele, died instantly. One of the men was decapitated in the crash.
Joshua was sitting behind the driver and received minor injuries.
Joshua is pictured center with victims Sina (left) and Latz (right).
Sources say the driver of the parked truck jumped out of the truck and fled the scene. A manhunt is underway for the truck driver.
However, Nigerians say law enforcement used “selective justice” in this case.
One X user wrote: “I do not appreciate selective justice. How many commercial drivers who survived an accident have you detained for questioning?”
Joshua and the driver are seen below moments after the fatal crash.
The driver of anthony joshua pic.twitter.com/ryafiIQGKE
— Naïyisha (@naiyisha) December 31, 2025
Joshua was treated and released from Duchess International Hospital in Lagos on Wednesday.
His friends’ bodies were shipped to the UK on Thursday for burial.
This life hits deep ? Anthony Joshua’s friends arrived in Nigeria alive, now they’re going back as parcel ?? pic.twitter.com/P7GKrQFI42
— Cleverly ? (@Cleverlydey4u) January 1, 2026
