Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital, Lagos, Ogun govts mourn dead accident victims

The Lagos and Ogun Roar Governments possess confirmed that British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has been discharged from properly being middle following the fatal avenue accident that claimed the lives of two young men, Lateef Ayodele and Cina Gami, on December 29, 2025.

In a joint assertion issued on Tuesday, the two verbalize governments expressed deep condolences to the households of the deceased, describing the incident as tragic and painful. They prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims and for energy for their households to maintain the loss.

The assertion was as soon as signed by Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos Roar Commissioner for Records and Approach, and Kayode Akinmade, Special Adviser on Records and Diagram to the Ogun Roar Authorities.

Per the assertion, Joshua was as soon as discharged from properly being middle leisurely within the afternoon after docs confirmed he was as soon as clinically fit to continue his recovery from dwelling. It added that the boxer was as soon as “carefully hearted and total of emotions” over the shortcoming of his two shut guests.

The open additional disclosed that Joshua, accompanied by his mother, visited a funeral dwelling in Lagos earlier within the day to pay their final respects to the deceased, whose stays had been being arresting for repatriation later that evening.

Governors Dapo Abiodun of Ogun Roar and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos Roar additionally preferred the outpouring of public difficulty, sympathy and toughen following the incident.

The governors equally expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for what they described as his “fatherly toughen” for the length of the duration following the accident.

The assertion additionally commended the clinical group at Lagoon Scientific institution, Ikoyi, for their professionalism and quality of care in treating Joshua and others who sustained injuries within the break.