Late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s husband, Peter Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, after being found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the death of his wife on April 8, 2022.
Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme delivered the judgment on Monday after dismissing Nwachukwu’s no-case submission and found him culpable of homicide, spousal battery, cruelty to children, and criminal intimidation.
Nwachukwu, who was arraigned on June 3, 2022, faced a 23-count charge filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
During the trial, the prosecution called 17 witnesses, including two of the deceased’s children, and tendered 25 exhibits.
The defendant testified in his defence and presented four additional witnesses and four exhibits.
Following pleas for leniency from Nwachukwu’s counsel, Reginald Nwali, the court nevertheless sentenced him to death by hanging on Count 1.
He also received additional prison sentences ranging from six months to three years on several other counts and was fined N700,000.
Osinachi passed away on April 8, 2022, at 42. She came into the limelight in 2017 when she collaborated with Prospa Ochimana on the gospel hit song, Ekwueme.