Osinachi Nwachukwu died on Friday night after battling the illness, according to reports.
The family of Osinachi Nwachukwu, the late ‘Ekwueme’ singer, has denied reports that she died of cancer. The singer’s family now claims that she died in hospital as a result of domestic violence perpetrated by her husband.
Family Reveles
Ms. Favor Made, Osinachi’s sister, stated that Osinachi died as a result of a ‘cluster of blood’ in the chest caused by her husband, Peter Nwachukwu’s alleged assault.
“We heard it was cancer that killed Osinachi. She did not die of cancer. The husband, Mr. Peter Nwachukwu hit her with his leg on the chest. All this while, he has been beating her but my sister hides all that she was passing through from us,” she told Vanguard (a publication in Nigeria) on Sunday.
She claimed Osinachi was a victim of domestic abuse and that her family advised her to leave the marriage, but she refused until Peter allegedly kicked her in the chest and caused her to collapse.
“We told her that they are not divorcing and that it’s just a separation. But she felt that God is against divorce. She will always tell us to relax and that the man will change,” she narrated.
“So when the man kicked her in the chest, she fell down and he took her to the hospital but he did not even tell us.”
Ms. Made said that when she arrived at the hospital, the doctor informed her that Osinachi’s chest had ‘clusters of blood.’
“It was the hitting on the chest that killed her. My brother had to ask the doctor what killed her and the doctor said that there were clusters of blood on her chest,” she said.
Ms. Made went on to say that Peter did not contact their family until 8 p.m. when he casually informed their mother of Osinachi’s death.
Nkwechuku’s death sparked outrage among her fans and friends, including her colleague Frank Edwards, who revealed the shocking news on Saturday.
He claimed that the late singer had an abusive husband who regularly brutalized her while going live on Instagram.
“One time in a studio, this man slapped her in the studio just because she wanted to record the song in Igbo against his will,” he said, recalling an encounter with the singer. She does not do anything on her own.”
“She would say, ‘please beg my husband’. She was at his mercy. I didn’t know the intensity of what she was going through; I didn’t know how somebody would be jealous of their wife or claim to love,” he narrated.
According to Edwards, Peter was in charge and would take the money she earned from events. He, on the other hand, claimed that the singer kept quiet about her marital problems.
“There are a lot of stories where people told her this and that, but what I know was that the control was too much. The other time somebody wanted me to get her for an event, and I contacted her, but she said ‘beg my husband.” he said.
“She couldn’t even tell people what she was going through. I only got to know because Aunty Joy contacted me to promote her song. That was when I got a glimpse into what was happening.”
Meanwhile, Peter Nwachukwu is said to have been arrested and is expected to remain in police custody while investigations continue.
Age & More
Osinachi Nwachukwu was born on the 30th of March 1972 in Owerri, Nigeria. As of death, her age was just 50 years of age.
She was a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She completed her school education at Private School and her college at Private College.
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