The husband of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu has been arrested by men of the Lugbe police division.
Peter Nwachukwu, the deceased husband, was picked up on Sunday after the brother of the late singer reported a case of suspected homicide to the police.
Osinachi, 42 years, and mother of four children, was reported dead on Friday night in an undisclosed hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, from a purported throat cancer.
It later emerged that her husband allegedly abused her and kicked her in the chest resulting in a cluster of blood in her chest/heart region.
The spokesperson of the FCT police command, DP Joseph Adeh confirmed the suspect was in police custody.
She also explained he was arrested on grounds of suspected culpable homicide and that investigation into the matter was ongoing.
She said: “The man, Peter Nwachukwu is currently in our custody. A family member of the deceased lodged a report for culpable homicide at Lugbe police station.
“Following the complaint, we arrested the suspect and the investigation is currently ongoing. We will make the findings public.”
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