
Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu has been arraigned before an FCT high court on twenty three count charges to which he pleaded not guilty.
After the plea taken, the court ordered that Peter be remanded in Kuje Correctional Facility till June 16th for trial.
The news of the death of popular gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, broke on eight of April , 2022 with most of her colleagues pointing accusing fingers to her husband.
They alleged that Peter subjected his late wife
to domestic violence and various forms of torture which was said to have led to her death.
Osinachi’s husband , Peter Nwachukwu, was arrested by the Nigerian police and had since been in custody.
A case of culpable homicide and domestic violence was instituted by the Federal Government against him and subsequently charged to court on twenty three count charge.
When arraigned, Peter Nwachukwu pleaded not guilty to the charges. The trial judge , justice Nwosu-Iheme, who had ordered accelerated hearing, directed that Peter be remanded in kuje Correctional Facility till June 16th pending the hearing and determination of the trial .
Among several allegations, the fifty six year-old Peter Nwachukwu was alleged to have assaulted his wife Osinachi at their residence in Aco estate, lugbe Abuja on eight of April, 2022 and an attempted culpable homicide by pushing Osinachi out of a moving vehicle.
The Federal Government further alleged that the defendant deprived the deceased of her personal liberty and psychological abuse contrary to section 14(1) of the Violence Against Persons’s prohibition Act, 2015.
Above all, denying Osinachi access to medication and household necessities and abuse of the children.
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