The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has explained why Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late Gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has not been arraigned in court.
The IGP spoke on Wednesday, April 20th, when he received the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, OFR, who paid a courtesy visit to him in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Minister had discussed the plight of women in Nigeria, particularly in relation to gender-based and domestic violence.
She pointed out the recent case of the famous gospel musician, Osinachi Nwachukwu, whose untimely death on 8th April, 2022 had caused a public outcry.
The Minister who was accompanied by some members of the late singer’s family was equally interested to know what efforts the police have put in place to ensure swift justice is dispensed.
The Inspector-General of Police, while reacting, noted that the untimely death was heart-breaking particularly as information from sources close to the family and independent witnesses fingered her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, as being responsible for her death.
He stated that the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in whose jurisdiction the incident occurred, arrested the deceased’s husband about 5pm on Sunday, 10th April 2022 at their residence in Lugbe, Abuja.
The suspect is currently in detention at the FCT Police Command even as investigations are still ongoing.
The IGP further emphasized that considering the sensitive nature of the case, and the need to get justice, the command had approached the National Hospital, Abuja, for post-mortem examinations on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death and her husband will be charged to court if it is established that he was responsible for her death.
The Inspector-General of Police reiterated the commitment of the Force under his leadership to ensuring that cases of domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence, rape, and other social vices are accorded utmost attention with a view to bringing their perpetrators to justice according to the provisions of extant laws.
