The family of the late gospel artist, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has fixed June 25, 2022, for her burial.
According to a message by members of the Osinachi family, Osinachi will be buried in her father’s compound at Isuochi, Abia State instead of her husband’s compound.
The aggrieved family also said they are contemplating returning the singer’s bride price.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that news about the death of Osinachi broke out on 8th April 2022.
It was later alleged by family members and friends that the singer’s death was due to the numerous assaults meted on her by Nwachukwu.
Osinachi came into the limelight with the hit, “Ekwueme”, which she sang alongside Prospa Ochimana, reportedly died on Friday, April 8 in an Abuja hospital.
It was not immediately clear what the cause of her death was, however, an autopsy was carried out by the FCT Police Command and the result was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution for vetting and possible prosecution.
The police also did not give details of the autopsy, but there have been several allegations by family members of the deceased, including her children and other close associates, suggesting that the gospel singer had lived under the torture of her husband during their years of marriage.
This sparked public outcry and national discourse on gender violence, with the police arresting Nwachukwu, the alleged wife beater, with deeper investigations being conducted.
During a meeting between the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Allali Baba and the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen as well as the family members of Osinachi, the police boss assured that the matter would be investigated thoroughly and prosecuted in accordance with the law.
It would be recalled that recently the Attorney-General of the Federation filed 23-count charges against Nwachukwu.
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.
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The prosecutor accused the defendant of forcefully ejecting the deceased from the family home, contrary to the VAP Act, adding that he also 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 by restraining her movement and locking her up in the house.
Nwachukwu was equally accused of emotional, verbal and psychological abuse contrary to section 14(1) of the VAP Act, 2015
