The remains of late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have been laid to rest in Abia State. Osinachi’s body was buried in her hometown, Isochi Umunneochi in Abia State. The burial was attended by her twin sister, siblings, parents, children, pastors from Dunamis church, and fans. The majority of the burial rites were carried out in Abuja. Before the final internment, a night of worship was held in Abuja on Thursday.
Mrs Nwachukwu’s body was moved from Abuja to Enugu, where a gospel concert was held in her honour at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu State.
A Night of Prayers was also held in Sochi, Umunoci in Abia State on Friday.
Her corpse was received in her home town in Amakpoke Umuaku community, Abia around 12:00pm.
The Ekwueme singer died on April 8, 2022, in Abuja.
The late singer’s husband, who also doubled as her manager, is being tried at a High Court in Abuja.
He was arrested by the Nigerian Police Force, Abuja command, on April 11.
Mr Nwachukwu is facing trial on a 23-count charge bordering on domestic violence and homicide instituted against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Ministry of Justice.
Among other allegations against Mr Nwachukwu, he was said to have forcefully ejected late singer, Osinachi, from her matrimonial home, contrary to the Violence Against Persons, VAP (Prohibition) Act, 2015.
It alleged that the defendant, Nwachukwu, had at a time, forcefully pushed his late wife out of a moving vehicle.