Osinachi Nwachukwu was a gospel singer. One of the Nigerian gospel singers that her music was so inspirational.  During crusades and religious programmes, the  kind of crowds she gathers was something encouraging.
The “Ekwueme” song she featured in, is one of the most inspiring gospel music of our time.  Till her death, I never knew she was a contributor to that beautiful music.
The impact of Osinachi’s “Ekwueme” song in the hearts of believers can never be over-emphasised.
Unfortunately, she has gone to be with her creator but will be remembered by all the good lyrics she contributed to produce.
Recently, the news of the late gospel singer became viral with so many person’s expressing their views on what would have caused her death.  So many stories have been told but the issue of late Osinachi sustaining injuries from her husband allegedly as a result of domestic violence.
According to late Osinachi’s elder sister, who gave account of what happened to her sister, said she died of blood clothing in the chest from her husband beating her chest as he got her beaten.  She said her late sister was exposed to inhuman treatments from her husband before her untimely death and denied of her sister dying as a result of cancer.  “She did not die of cancer”, she exposed.
Osinachi’s family sources explained that severally before her demise, they had told her to leave her marriage having seen what she was passing through but she never accepted the advice.
It was gathered that the family members had advised her to separate from the husband at least since it was not divorce but she refused.
Osinachi as a believer and gospel singer might have felt that she could pray to overcome the challenges of marriage.
She would have also taught if she left or separated from her matrimonial home, that would affect her ministry. She might have felt that God is against divorce.
As humans, there are certain things you can never easily agree with.  But I think that when it comes to saving life, it is better to adhere to advice.
Of course, two good heads are better one.  No one person knows it all.  As a believer, she saw separation as a sin and not to save her life and take care of her children.  She would tell them to relax while praying for her husband to have a change of attitude.
Let us assume that the husband beat her on the chest she refused to tell her family but good enough, she told a friend who lives in Ebonyi State that her husband hit her on the chest.
Unfortunately, they refused to tell the doctor that kind of thing occured, so as to administer the right drugs immediately.  She died leaving her children behind and her husband.
When domestic violence continues to occur in the home, what should the woman do as church people?  The issue of “For Better, For Worse”, during holy matrimony by the pastors, our spiritual fathers should be looked into and we need to understand in better ways.
Different people have come up with various opinions about whether marriage should continue or separate when domestic violence is on the peak.
Some support while others disagree.  Should a woman remain in a marriage when danger is looming? We are not unaware that men too suffer domestic violence, but they do not have much challenge since they may claim to own the home.  Sometimes they live outside their homes.
The only regret in calling for separation or divorce is about the well-being of the children.  But for marriages that have not been blessed, we need more explanation.
It is becoming more worisome because when marriages break, the children are at more risk as parents will not live together.  The negative effects of separated homes are so much.
A lot of women have left their matrimonial homes to give peace a chance.  Is it the best option?   The “worse” during solemnization cannot he relied upon to encourage enduring matrimonial violence or any other manner of one- sided wickedness.  It only refers to shared burden
It should not be interpreted to accommodate one party to a marriage practising wickedness to the other.  Marriage was created as a mutual support and comforting institution and not for anti-social behaviour.
One of late Osinachi’s sons according to reports, revealed that their father told them(his children) that beating women was good and in one of the occasions, they witnessed how he pushed their mother out of her car.   They also alleged that their father seized their late mother’s two cars.
It is good to be careful while taking certain actions in the presence of children in homes.  Whether it is true or false, the children are watching and mist have something to say when time comes.
One of the gospel singers of our time, Osinachi is late with rumours of her husband contributing to the cause of her death.  But the husband has denied being responsible for the death of his wife.
He said all the allegations levelled against him were false and claimed that his late wife had been sick since last year, 2021.
What can anybody do?  Osinachi is not alive to narrate what happened.  If only a lesson can be learnt where women especially, will be able to speak out when involved in any form of domestic violence, it will be better.
She would have lived to take care of her kids if she had spoken out on time.  She might have been sick of other ailments but because of the revealation coming out of her children, relatives and friends, anyone can just conclude that she died as a result of maltreatment from domestic violence.
Domestic violence affects women the more.  When it continues to occur, what should them woman do, separation or divorce?
Osinachi was a native of Isuochi in Abia State and married to Peter from Nnewi in Anambra State.
The late woman according to reports was waxing strong in her ministry until her death. It was also reported that sustained injuries due to several beatings she got from the man.

By: Eunice Choko-Kayode