I Didn’t Kill My Wife, Osinachi Husband Speaks While Dragged To Kuje Prison

Peter Nwachukwu, husband and the suspected killer of Nigeria gospel music icon, Osinachi Nwachukwu has said he’s currently suffering from something he doesn’t know.

Peter Nwachukwu stated this on Friday while being dragged to Kuje Prison

Peter Nwachukwu said he didn’t kill his wife as alleged.

Adding that, he has problem with his wife family right from the onset of their marriage.

Federal High Court sitting in Wuse, Abuja had remanded the suspect, Peter Nwachukwu, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation.

The Federal Government arraigned Nwachukwu on 23-count charges bordering on culpable homicide, verbal, physical abuse and wrongful confinement, wrongful restraint, economic abuse, forced isolation, emotional and psychological abuse and attempt to commit culpable homicide, among others.

Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order on Friday after he pleaded not guilty to 23 charges of domestic violence, homicide, among others.

The trial was adjourned to June 16 and June 17 by the court.

The 42-year-old gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu died on April 8, after spending days at a hospital.

Her husband was accused of subjecting her to domestic violence, which led to her death and had since been arrested by the police and in detention ever since.

The suspect, Peter Nwachukwu was charged under sections 104 and 379 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and culpable homicide contrary to section 221 of the Penal Code which is punishable with death.