Husband of late gospel Singer, Osinachi, sentenced to Death by Hanging
Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer Osinachi, has been sentenced to death by hanging by Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja.
The court delivered its verdict today, convicting Peter Nwachukwu of culpable homicide in connection with the death of his wife, Osinachi, on April 8, 2022 and after a thorough trial, ruled that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Nwachukwu had been arraigned on June 3, 2022, by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, facing a 23-count charge that included culpable homicide, criminal intimidation, and other related offenses.
During the proceedings, the prosecution presented 17 witnesses, including two of the couple’s children who testified as the fourth and fifth prosecution witnesses. In addition, 25 documentary exhibits were tendered before the court. Nwachukwu, on his part, testified in his own defence and called four additional witnesses while tendering four exhibits.
Before the sentencing, the defendant’s counsel, Reginald Nwali, pleaded for leniency. However, prosecuting counsel, Mrs. Aderonke Imala urged the court to uphold the law as prescribed
Justice Nwosu-Iheme thereafter handed Nwachukwu a death sentence by hanging on Count 1. The court also imposed two years imprisonment each on Counts 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18; six months imprisonment on Count 10; as well as three years on Count 11. The defendant was additionally fined N500,000 and N200,000 on Counts 6 and 7 respectively.
