Court sentences gospel singer Osinachi’s husband to death by hanging, condemns him as murderer

• Peter Nwachukwu, widower of precocious gospel sensation Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to decease by hanging
• The Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting successful Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, issued the landmark determination connected Monday, April 28
• Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, who ruled implicit the emotionally charged case, ignited reactions astir their matrimony

On Monday, April 28, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court successful Abuja's Wuse Zone 2 condemned Peter Nwachukwu, the widower of the precocious gospel vocalist Osinachi, to decease by hanging.

Mr Nwachukwu was recovered blameworthy of culpable murder, with the tribunal determining that helium caused the decease of the deceased (his wife) connected April 8, 2022.

Gospel vocalist Osinachi’s widower trendeds online. Credit: @osinachi
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The justice ruled that the prosecution met the modular of impervious imposed by the instrumentality and frankincense recovered the suspect guilty.

On June 3, 2022, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (OAGF) charged Mr Nwachukwu with 23 counts, including culpable murder, which is punishable by death.

Additional charges see transgression intimidation, cruelty to children, transgression intimidation of minors, and marital abuse.

During the trial, the prosecution called 17 witnesses, including 2 children of the precocious Osinachi, who testified arsenic the 4th and 5th prosecution witnesses.

The prosecution besides submitted 25 documents arsenic grounds to the court. The suspect testified successful his ain defence, summoned 4 further witnesses, and presented 4 exhibits.

Reginald Nwali, the defence counsel, begged with the tribunal to beryllium lenient successful his "allocutus" (plea for mercy) conscionable earlier his sentencing hearing.

However, prosecuting lawyer Aderonke Imala urged the tribunal to enforce the instrumentality arsenic prescribed. The justice past condemned Nwachukwu to decease by hanging connected Count 1, and to 2 years successful jailhouse connected Counts 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18.

Gospel Singer Osinachi’s hubby sentenced to deaath. Credit: @osinachi
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Yewande Gbola-Awopetun, Head of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Ministry of Justice, filed the lawsuit with complaint fig CR/199/2022 earlier the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory successful Abuja connected May 20, 2022, Premium Times reports.

The Attorney-General of the Federation charged him successful accordance with sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

Mr Nwachukwu was charged with culpable execution nether Section 221 of the Penal Code, which is punishable by death. The federal government claimed that the suspect violated the deceased's liberty by restricting her question and shutting her up successful the residence.

Legit.ng recalls reporting that Osinachi died connected April 8, and respective of her colleagues accused her hubby of exposing her to home violence, which caused her death.

The 42-year-old vocalist was the pb vocalist for the Dunamis International Gospel Centre.

The vocalist roseate to prominence with the smash azygous "Ekwueme," which she performed alongside Prospa Ochimana.

The vocalist was antecedently rumoured to person died of pharynx cancer. Still, soon aft the quality of her decease went viral, her household and friends lamented that her national with Peter Nwachukwu was a convulsive one.

Mr Nwachukwu was arrested by the constabulary successful Abuja connected 11 April 2022, aft Osinachi’s younger member reported a lawsuit agaisnt him.

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Late vocalist Osinachi’s hubby ignites reactions online

Legit.ng compiled the reactions below:

sweetmango_123 said:

"The children mislaid some parents. The children request our prayers and supports. It is well."

jimraphofficial said:

"Justice astatine last."

ambchimezieisaac said:

"He truly deserves this punishment,while helium rust successful hellhole occurrence 🔥 🙌."

idorenyin30 wrote:

"Who volition motion the decease warrant."

mcconfessofficial said:

"Sane Nigerian tribunal that couldn’t spot what killed mohbad 😂."

leeton_capital said:

"Watin him do."

michaelshoulders said:

"I anticipation different radical some men and women volition larn the close lessons from this horrible story😢."

Osinachi’s girl wows fans with voice

Nigerians remembered precocious gospel vocalist Osinachi Nwachukwu after a video of her small girl surfaced connected the internet.

In the video that has gone viral, the young miss was seen handling the mic effortlessly arsenic she led a worship session.

Following that performance, fans and netizens took a infinitesimal to comparison her dependable to the precocious singer's and applauded her.

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Source: Legit.ng