BREAKING NEWS: COURT DELIVERSDEATH SENTENCE ON GOSPEL SINGER OSINACHI'S HUSBAND

Agbedeyi Odimientimi Desmond reports from Asaba.

COURT DELIVERS DEATH SENTENCE ON GOSPEL SINGER OSINACHI'S HUSBAND

Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer Osinachi, to death by hanging. The court found Nwachukwu guilty of culpable homicide resulting in Osinachi's death on April 8, 2022.

The judge delivered the verdict after determining that the prosecution had met the burden of proof required by law. Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022, on a 23-count charge, including culpable homicide, criminal intimidation, cruelty to children, and spousal battery.

During the trial, 17 witnesses, including Osinachi's two children, testified for the prosecution, and 25 documents were admitted as exhibits.