Бюро безопасности Нигерии обещает опубликовать итоговый отчет о смертельном ДТП с Антони Джошуа в течение 30–60 дней

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau says its final report into the fatal road accident involving former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua will be released to the public within the next 30 to 60 days, Saturday PUNCH reports. Director-General of the NSIB, Alex Badeh Jr., disclosed this on Friday while speaking virtually with transport journalists, noting that the bureau had completed its investigation and forwarded its findings to relevant stakeholders for their observations, in line with the law guiding accident investigations. He explained that the procedure required the NSIB to circulate draft reports to appropriate stakeholders before a final version is made public. “The report on Anthony Joshua’s accident should be out to the public in the next 30 to 60 days. We have sent our findings to the appropriate quarters as required by the law. It’s after this that we can then release it to the public,” Badeh said. He, however, revealed that the bureau did not receive the level of cooperation it had expected from the Nigeria Police during the investigation, although some assistance was provided. “On the police, we didn’t receive enough cooperation from them, but we received some. We would have loved to receive more from them and other necessary agencies,” he said. According to him, the police maintain that they hold the statutory authority to investigate road traffic accidents, an issue he said had also generated disagreements between the force and the Federal Road Safety Corps over the years. He stressed that the NSIB’s approach differed fundamentally from criminal investigation, as its recommendations were aimed at preventing future accidents rather than apportioning blame. Badeh added that the bureau was working to improve its relationship with law enforcement and other agencies, noting that the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu, a former police officer, as National Security Adviser had also created room for better inter-agency understanding. The crash, which occurred on December 29, 2025, in the Makun area of Ogun State along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, claimed the lives of two members of Joshua’s team, Sina Ghami and Kevin “Latif” Ayodele, while Joshua himself sustained minor injuries. Badeh also disclosed that the bureau was still awaiting statutory funding from some agencies in the transport sector, including three per cent from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and six per cent from the Nigerian Railway Corporation, even as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria had continued to meet its obligations. Joshua returned to the ring last month, defeating Kristian Prenga by second-round knockout despite being floored twice, in a fight he dedicated to the memory of Ghami and Ayodele.