By Blessing Odeobasi
Following the death of popular gospel singer, Osinachi Neachukwu and the subsequent arrest of her husband, Peter Neachukwu who allegedly cases her death owing to domestic violence, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, explained why he is yet to be arraigned.
The IGP said this when he received the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, OFR at a courtesy visit on the IGP in his office at the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The Minister who was accompanied by some members of the late singer’s family was among other things 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 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.
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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 also said 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 if it is established that he was responsible for her death.
He further 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.
