Former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua’s embattled driver has pleaded not guilty to all four charges levelled against him on account of Monday’s fatal accident in Ogun State.
Sports247 gathered that the driver has been charged with the four courts that border on reckless driving that led to death, body harm and destruction of property, as well as driving without a licence.
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The driver was formally arraigned at a court in Sagamu on Friday, but later granted bail on a N5m bond, after he denied any culpability in the accident that claimed two bosom friends of Joshua.
The driver also disclosed through his lawyer that he somehow saved Joshua’s life, as he earlier pleaded with the boxer to sit on the back seat instead of the front when they were about to leave Lagos on the ill-fated journey.
The lawyer, Olalekan Abiodun revealed that the driver virtually saved Joshua’s life by requesting a swap in seats before the journey began, following which the boxer survived the accident with minor injuries but two of his friends died.
“My client has pleaded not guilty and what happened was an accident, I haven’t had a full chance to speak with him yet, but I know he is saying the brakes did not work.
“I also understand that the journey started in Lagos and that initially Anthony had got into the front seat, but the driver asked him to swap seats.
“He did this because Anthony is a big fellow and he couldn’t see the wing mirror properly So, he asked him to move and (Anthony) sat behind the driver,” the lawyer disclosed.
