OSINACHI'S HUSBAND TO DIE BY HANGING - COURT
NEWS - Posted on: 28th Apr. 2025 at 3:02PM
A Nigerian court has sentenced Mr Peter Nwachukwu, husband of Late gospel singer, Osinachi to death by hanging after finding him culpable to murder.
Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja today April 28, 2025 made the pronouncement
after a trial that lasted 3 years from when the singer died on April 8, 2022.
Peter Nwachukwu was arraigned by 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.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Nwosu-Iheme held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty.
The charges included culpable hom!cide punishable with de@th, criminal intimidation, cruelty to children, criminal intimidation of children, spousal battery, among others.
Seventeen witnesses, including two children of the late Osinachi, testified as prosecution witnesses and 25 documents were presented as exhibits before the court to prove the defendant was not innocent.
The prosecution counsel, Mrs Aderonke Imala, urged the court to make Nwachukwu face the full wrath of the law.
The presiding judge therefore sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on Count 1, and 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 in Count 11, while he was fined the sum of N500,000 and N200,000 respectively on Counts 6 and 7 respectively.
This judgment is received by Nigerians with mixed reactions as some are considering the effect on the children who would be made orphans while others think justice has truly been served and that Mr Peter Nwachukwu deserves the highest punishment for his crimes.
A Nigerian court has sentenced Mr Peter Nwachukwu, husband of Late gospel singer, Osinachi to death by hanging after finding him culpable to murder. Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja today April 28, 2025 made the pronouncement
after a trial that lasted 3 years from when the singer died on April 8, 2022.
Peter Nwachukwu was arraigned by 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.
Delivering his judgment, Justice Nwosu-Iheme held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty.
The charges included culpable hom!cide punishable with de@th, criminal intimidation, cruelty to children, criminal intimidation of children, spousal battery, among others.
Seventeen witnesses, including two children of the late Osinachi, testified as prosecution witnesses and 25 documents were presented as exhibits before the court to prove the defendant was not innocent.
The prosecution counsel, Mrs Aderonke Imala, urged the court to make Nwachukwu face the full wrath of the law.
The presiding judge therefore sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on Count 1, and 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 in Count 11, while he was fined the sum of N500,000 and N200,000 respectively on Counts 6 and 7 respectively.
This judgment is received by Nigerians with mixed reactions as some are considering the effect on the children who would be made orphans while others think justice has truly been served and that Mr Peter Nwachukwu deserves the highest punishment for his crimes.
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Joan Agbor
Finally! Justice is served. May the almighty be praised. ???????? A good lesson who think they can get away with evil actions.
