- Says Police awaiting autopsy report to ascertain cause and nature of death
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has disclosed that preliminary investigation has implicated late Osinachi’s husband Mr. Peter Nwachucwu as responsible for her deth.
He said preliminary investigation as well as information from sources close to the family have shown that Mr Nwachukwu is involved in the death of the late singer.
He however said investigation is still ongoing to unravel the cause of nature of her death. He said the Police has written to the management of National Hospital, Abuja to furnish it with the reports of the autopsy report conducted on the remains of the woman, and not until this is done, the police would not be able to arrive conclusively at the cause of death.
The Inspector General of Police made these known while receiving the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, who paid a courtesy visit on the IGP in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Minister who had visited the IGP in company with the children and other family members of the deceased implored the police authorities to all within their powers to ensure that justice is done in the matter of the death of the singer.
The Minister said she had visited the police 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 is 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 at 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, and swiftly, the command has 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 as soon as it is established that he was responsible for her death.
The Inspector-General of Police stressed that the alleged act is condemnable in all ramifications as it is both illegal and immoral for one human to take the life of another in any manner contrary to the provisions of the law. He reiterated the commitment of the Force under his leadership to ensuring that cases of this nature including 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.