The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, to de@th by h@ng+ng. Justice Nwosu-Iheme delivered the judgment today after finding him guilty of culpable hom+cide in connection with Osinachi’s de@th on April 8, 2022.
Nwachukwu was initially arraigned on June 3, 2022, by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation on a 23-count charge, including culpable hom+cide, spousal b@ttery, cr¥elty to children, and criminal intimid@tion.
During the trial, the prosecution presented 17 witnesses—including two of the couple’s children—and submitted 25 documents as exhibits. The defence called five witnesses, including Nwachukwu himself, and tendered four exhibits.
While the defence counsel, Reginald Nwali, pleaded for leniency, the prosecution urged the court to impose the full weight of the law. Justice Nwosu-Iheme sentenced Nwachukwu to death by hanging on Count 1. He also received additional sentences: two years’ imprisonment each on Counts 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 18; six months on Count 10; three years on Count 11; and fines of N500,000 and N200,000 on Counts 6 and 7, respectively.
