Pauline Tallen, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline has confirmed that Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, is married to another woman.
Newsflash Nigeria had earlier reported that Peter Nwachukwu wedded the woman with whom he shares a romantic relationship in a church but hid the union from Osinachi and her family.
The romance, which began before Nwachukwu sought the hand of the late gospel artiste in marriage, is believed to have gone south after the woman bore a child for him.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Women Affairs has confirmed the story that the husband of the late gospel was married to another woman.
She spoke on Wednesday while she was featured as a guest on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria’s breakfast show monitored by Newsflash Nigeria.
According to the minister, Peter, who is now in police custody, physically assaulted his late wife and her four children.
Mrs Tallen noted that the children of the deceased opened up to her when she visited the Abuja residence of the late singer this week.
She said the children told her that their late 42-year-old mother had no bank account of her own as all her proceeds were usurped by their father.
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The minister said, “Honourable member, the deputy chief whip, happens to come from the late Osinachi’s village and she was out of town (and when she came back), she was in my office to thank me for the visit and she demanded that I should ask one of my aides to take her.
“I asked my CSO (chief security officer) to take her and when they got to the house, with the encouragement I gave the children, they are encouraged to speak out.
“So, more revelations are coming out and (one of) the sons went in and brought out an album; he’s (Peter) been married to another woman. You can imagine collecting money from her (Osinachi) and treating this woman like a beast of burden.”
The minister vowed that justice would be served on the matter as it would be followed to a logical conclusion.
