By Dwelleth Morountodun
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Kedem Tallen, on Wednesday demanded for justice for the late Gospel Musician, Mrs. Osinachi Chukwu from the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Usman Alkali Baba.
The Minister regretted the plight of women in Nigeria, particularly in relation to gender and domestic-based violence, while regretting the recent case of the Osinachi, whose untimely death at the hands of her husband on 8th April, 2022 has caused public outcry.
Tallen demanded to know the efforts the police have put in place to ensure swift justice is dispensed.
The IGP 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 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 IGP 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.
