Anthony Joshua, on Monday, December 9, narrowly escaped death in a road accident along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, within the Makun axis of Ogun State.
The accident, which involved a sport utility vehicle travelling from Lagos to Sagamu, claimed the lives of two male foreign nationals.
The Ogun State Government confirmed that the remains of the victims have been deposited at the Livewell Mortuary in Sagamu.
The confirmation was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, who expressed the state government’s condolences to the families, friends, and associates of the deceased.
According to the statement, the fatal crash occurred on Monday on the busy Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, while the world heavyweight boxing champion narrowly escaped death.
The state government added that relevant authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Here are Nigerian celebrities who survived car accidents:
1. Harrysong
Afro Pop singer, Harrysong, on June 24, 2016, escaped death by the whiskers after he and his crew were involved in a car accident.
He was en route from Owerri to catch a flight to Lagos, where he was to perform at the opening Gala night of Project Fame Season 9, when the incident occurred.
The ‘Reggae Blues’ musician took to his Instagram on Saturday, July 23, 2016, to thank God for sparing his life.
He wrote, “At one point, I thought I was crossing over to the other side. But no, God still has great plans for me. Yes. He saved us. Am greatful. stay strong ==team ONEDELTA. 6 days to go.”
2. Burna Boy
Grammy Award winner Burna Boy, on Saturday, February 26, 2022, got involved in an accident with his Ferrari 458 2013.
The singer confirmed this via Instagram after several videos of an accident outside Overcomers Church, Graceland in Lekki, Lagos were posted online.
Burna wrote, “Yes, it’s true. I had a bad accident in my Ferrari today. My leg just hurts a little, but I’m fine. It’s just funny how everyone came with their phones recording me instead of trying to help.
“I guess they were too excited to see me regardless of the situation lol. But I love you all, Gambo got me,” he added.
3. Dunsin Oyekan
Gospel singer Dunsin Oyekan, on Saturday, September 3, 2022, got involved in an auto crash on his way to Oyo State.
The accident occurred on his way from Lagos to a church ministration at Ibadan, Oyo State.
It was gathered that a crew member suffered slight injuries, but everyone survived.
Speaking of the incident while ministering at a church on Saturday night, Dunsin said he took a nap and woke up to realise that the jeep was under a trailer.
“The devil tried everything not to make me come here today. If you saw the accident scene that I came out of, you would never believe that I walked out alive.
“To think we were coming here, and I said, let me sleep a bit so that I can be refreshed for the meeting and the next thing. I just knew we were somewhere, and the jeep had gone under the trailer.
“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, if you are looking for a miracle, this is a miracle standing here,” he added.
4. Sensational Bamidele
Gospel singer Bamidele Adeek, popularly known as Sensational Bamidele, also survived a fatal auto crash in Rivers State.
Sensational Bamidele is also the leader of the live band that performs with Nyesom Wike of Rivers State during the inauguration of projects in the state.
On his Facebook page on Friday, 2nd December 2022, the singer revealed that his vehicle, which conveyed some of his crew members, had a head-on collision with another vehicle, causing his car to somersault eight times.
Sensational Bamidele wrote, “He moves mountains, and He causes walls to fall. By His power, he performed miracles. And I am standing here only because He made it.
5. Rapper CDQ
Popular indigenous Nigerian rapper Sodiq Abubakar Yusuf, popularly known as CDQ, survived a car crash in Lagos on Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The ‘Nowo E Soke’ crooner shared clips from the accident scene on his Snapchat.
He said, “Someone hit me, and I had an accident tonight lol. I think my Mustang is a write-off… I need to buy another car now… I hope I don’t have internal bleeding,” he captioned in one of the videos.
6. Actress Bukola Arugba
Nollywood actress, Bukola Arugba, survived a car accident on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
According to Arugba, the accident occurred a day before her birthday and resulted in serious damage to her car.
The actress disclosed this on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, as she shared a video of the damaged car on her Instagram page.
The post read in part, “This happened a day before my birthday, I kept this to celebrate and thank God Almighty first, my Keeper, Olowogbogboro Hallelujah.
“We were on the third mainland bridge, driving home gently, the road was free, suddenly a vehicle came from behind as though it wanted to overtake us, but it turned abruptly and gave the car a hard hit that looked intentional, my car started turning, hitting different angles, and all we could shout was JESUS.
“It faced the bridge, we thought it was over, but suddenly it made a turn, and sat at the edge of the bridge. Surely there is power in Jesus’ name.”
7. Victor Boniface
The Super Eagles striker survived a car accident on Sunday, hours after guiding Leverkusen to a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga.
In a now-deleted post on his social media accounts, the 23-year-old shared video footage and photos of his smashed car after an accident.
Boniface wrote, “God is the greatest” and “God says my time hasn’t come.”
