Osinachi’s husband not sentenced to death by hanging

Lois Ugbede

Claim: A Facebook post claims the husband of the popular gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death.

Mr. Peter Nwachukwu has only been charged with culpable homicide not sentenced to death. 

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Peter Nwachukwu was in the news in April following the death of his wife, Osinachi Nwachukwu. It was alleged that the battery by Mr. Nwachukwu, who is also the manager of the gospel singer, led to her death. 

The Attorney-General of the Federation recently filed a 23-count charge against Peter Nwachukwu.

A Facebook post in a private Facebook group, Tell It Moms, claimed Mr Nwachukwu had been sentenced to death by hanging. This post by King-Aki zipping-Attah, a member of the group, was credited to Caleb Nii Boi.

Screenshots of the post were also shared on WhatsApp, where DUBAWA received a copy.

Verification 

We first tried to find the source of the claim but seeing the Facebook group is a private one, we decided to conduct a search on the name (Caleb Nii Boi) quoted.

This search showed several other Facebook users like Paakwesiforson.com, Victoria Beeka Danso, and Chineye Sunita Matthew who have shared this claim too, crediting the same source. 

A keyword search led to news reports by Legit.ng,International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), and the Cable, on the possible death sentence pending for Mr. Nwachukwu. 

The charge against him was filed 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.

The charge with 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, Yewande Gbola-Awopetun.

The 23-count charge against Mr Nwachukwu, is that of culpable homicide but a sentence is yet to be passed. 

Conclusion

Mr Peter Nwachukwu has only been charged to court for culpable homicide not sentenced to death as claimed by some Facebook users. Reports on this possible death sentence are just predictions following the 23-count charge against him.