Burial Date of Osinachi Fixed By Family, Dowry to be Refunded

Reports say that the family of the late gospel artist, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has fixed and announced the date for her burial.

Osinachi’s family reportedly fixed June 25, 2022 for the burial of the “Ekwueme” crooner.

The deceased’s family insist that she will be buried in her father’s compound at Isuochi, Abia State, instead of her husband’s house.

The family told BBC Igbo that they plan to return the bride price which her husband paid as part of traditional marital requirements.

42-year-old Osinachi was the lead singer at the Dunamis International Gospel Center.

The hitherto fast-rising gospel singer was initially reported to have died of throat cancer until friends and close associates of the family revealed how her husband, Peter Nwachukwu constantly battered her.

News of Osinachi’s death broke on April 8, 2022.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government has slammed homicide charges against her husband.

The Attorney General of the Federation dragged him before a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court where it filed a 23-count charge against him.

Peter Nwachukwu was charged under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, by the Attorney-General of the Federation.

The defendant was charged with culpable homicide contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code which is punishable with death.

The case with charge number, CR/199/2022, was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on May 20, 2022, by the Head, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Yewande Gbola-Awopetun.

The 42-year-old musician died after spending days in intensive care at an undisclosed hospital in Abuja.

Nwachukwu was consequently arrested by the police after colleagues of Osinachi, who was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Headquarters, Abuja, accused him of beating her.

Highlights of the charges:

Count one reads, “That you Peter Nwachukwu, 56, male, on the 8th of April, 2022 at Aco Estate, opposite police station, Lugbe, Abuja, FCT, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did commit an offence to with: culpable homicide punishable with death in that you caused the death of Mrs Osinachi Nwachukwu by your various acts of violence and aggravated assault with the knowledge that her death would be the probable consequence of your acts.”

Count two, “Statement of offence: Wilfully placing a person in fear of physical injury contrary to section 4(1) of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015 and punishable under the same section of the Act.”

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