Crime

Court Remands Osinachi’s Husband, Orders Accelerated Hearing

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The Federal Capital Territory High Court in the Wuse area of Abuja has remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, in the Kuje Correctional Facility.

Mr. Nwachukwu will be in prison pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation.

The presiding judge, Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order on Friday after he pleaded not guilty to 23 charges bordering on domestic violence and homicide, among others.

She ordered that the suspect be remanded at the correctional facility while the trial was adjourned to June 16 and June 17.

The gospel singer died on April 8, and many of her colleagues had accused her husband of subjecting the victim to domestic violence, which led to her death.

Following the incident, the Nigeria Police arrested Nwachukwu and he has since been in detention.

The Federal Government claims that he contravened Sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Section 221 of the Penal Code, and the Violence Against Person’s Prohibition Act (VAPP) 2015.

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Crime

Osinachi’s Husband Stands in the Dock Friday

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Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel artiste, Osinachi is to be arraigned on Friday this week by the Federal Government.

Osinachi, a lead singer at the Dunamis International Headquarters, Abuja died in April this year after spending days at a hospital following alleged battery by her husband.

The police subsequently arrested Nwachukwu after colleagues at the Dunamis International Headquarters alleged him of assaulting Osinachi.

According to the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, Nwachukwu would be arraigned before Court 56, FCT High Court, Wuse.

Nwachukwu is charged under Sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

Head, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Yewande Gbola-Awopetun, filed the case with charge number CR/199/2022 at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on May 20, 2022.

Allegations leveled against the defendant include forceful ejection of Osinachi from the family home, contrary to the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015, attempted pushing Osinachi out of a moving vehicle, which is culpable homicide, deprivation of liberty of movement.

Others include emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse of the victim contrary to section 14(1) of the VAP Act, 2015, forceful isolation from family by preventing the deceased’s mother and siblings from visiting her matrimonial home, child battery, with the cries of the children recorded and played on the phone.

Nwachukwu also stands accused of denying Osinachi access to her money for healthcare, and domestic necessities, thus forcing her into begging and borrowing, while also threatening and preventing their children from reporting the acts of domestic violence against their mother to his pastor, Dr. Paul Enenche or any other person.

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Crime

Osinachi: Husband Slammed with Culpable Homicide, 22 Other Charges

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The Federal Government has filed 23-count charges against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi, who died on April 8 after he allegedly assaulted her.

He was charged under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, by the Attorney-General of the Federation.

The defendant was charged with culpable homicide contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code which is punishable with death.

The case with charge number, CR/199/2022, was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on May 20, 2022, by the Head, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Yewande Gbola-Awopetun.

The 42-year-old musician died after spending days at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja.

Nwachukwu was consequently arrested by the police after colleagues of Osinachi, who was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Headquarters, Abuja, accused him of beating her.

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