Court Adjourns Case Against Driver in Joshua Crash to January 20
A court in Sagamu has pushed the matter involving the driver at the centre of last week’s deadly Lagos Ibadan Expressway crash to 20 January, underscoring what many see as the familiar churn of Nigeria’s justice system. On 2 January, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was arraigned on four counts in connection with the crash that killed two members of Anthony Joshua’s circle. He faces charges that include dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, and driving without a valid licence. Bail was set at ₦5 million with two sureties, but he remains in custody until conditions are met. What the brief hearing did not dwell on was a detail that has prompted frustration on social media and among road safety advocates: the Lexus SUV did not meet a moving vehicle. It struck a stationary truck parked illegally on the hard shoulder of a major highway, a circumstance that points as much to enforcement failures as to individual conduct. To observers, the scene feels painfully familiar. In a system where infrastructure gaps, regulatory lapses and roadside hazards are a near constant in daily life, it is the driver who finds himself in the dock, while the larger forces that make roads perilous rarely face scrutiny in open court. The next date, 20 January, will be a barometer of how far the wheels of justice are prepared to turn beyond the individual before them.
| 2026-01-03 04:40:19