Anthony Joshua Discharged from Hospital After Deadly Automobile Crash in Ogun
Internationally famend heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from hospital and declared clinically match to proceed his restoration at dwelling.
This was disclosed in a joint assertion issued on Wednesday by the Lagos State Commissioner for Data and Technique, Gbenga Omotoso, and the Ogun State Particular Adviser on Data and Technique, Kayode Akinmade.
In keeping with the assertion, Joshua is presently “heavy-hearted and deeply emotional” over the lack of two of his shut associates who died within the accident.
The Lagos and Ogun State governments once more expressed their condolences to the households of the deceased, Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami, who tragically misplaced their lives within the highway accident involving Joshua on December 29, 2025.
The assertion prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and for power for his or her households to bear the painful loss.
It additional revealed that Joshua and his mom visited a funeral dwelling in Lagos on Wednesday afternoon to pay their closing respects to the departed associates, forward of their repatriation later within the night.
Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State additionally expressed appreciation for the outpouring of public concern, love and assist following the unlucky incident.
The governments equally thanked President Bola Tinubu for his assist all through the method, in addition to the medical workforce and personnel at Lagoon Hospital, Ikoyi, who attended to Joshua and others injured within the accident.
The replace adopted Joshua’s involvement in a automotive crash on Monday within the Makun space of Ogun State, which claimed the lives of his two shut associates.
The accident occurred round 11:00 a.m. alongside the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when an SUV conveying Joshua reportedly collided with a stationary truck.
A video from the scene confirmed the 35-year-old former heavyweight champion being rescued from the wreckage, showing to have sustained accidents.
In the meantime, the Federal Street Security Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, has attributed the crash to overspeeding and wrongful overtaking.