Osinachi’s Husband to die by hanging, Court rules Judiciary/ Crime

By Ola Kay

A federal high Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi to death by hanging

Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday April 28, handed the judgement to the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu who died three years ago of what the court described as culpable homicide.

Presiding over the case, Justice Nwosu-Iheme held that the prosecution had established the burden of proof placed on matter by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty.

Recall that, Nwachukwu’s arraignment first took place on June 3, 2022, by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, on behalf of the Federal Government, on a 23-count charge bothering on culpable homicide punishable with death,incluy criminal intimidation, cruelty to children, criminal intimidation of children, spousal battery, among others.

During the trial, the prosecution team presented seventeen witnesses including two children of the late Osinachi, who testified as fourth and fifth Prosecution Pitnesses, PW4 and PW5.

The prosecution also tendered 25 documents as exhibits before the court.

The prosecution counsel, Mrs Aderonke Imala, on her part prayed the court to give force to the law as stipulated.

Thereafter, Justice Nwosu-Iheme sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on Count 1, while he was sentenced 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.