ABUJA COURT SENTENCES LATE GOSPEL SINGER OSINACHI’S HUSBAND TO DEATH BY HANGING

Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Monday sentenced Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of Osinachi, the late gospel singer, to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022.

The judge said the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law.

Mr. Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022, by the Office of Attorney-General of the Federation, on behalf of the Federal Government, on a 23-count charge bordering on culpable homicide punishable with death, criminal intimidation, cruelty to children, criminal intimidation of children, spousal battery, among others.

In the course of trial, the prosecution called 17 witnesses, including two children of the late Osinachi, who testified as fourth prosecution and fifth prosecution witnesses.

While he was sentenced to death by hanging on Count 1, the court also sentenced him to two years imprisonment each on Counts 2, 3, 8,9, 12, 13, and 18.

The court sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment on Count 10, three years imprisonment on Count 11, while he was fined the sum of N500,000 and N200,000 respectively on Counts 6 and 7, respectively.