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Unknown gunmen kill APC chairmanship aspirant in Benue

The All Progressive Chairmanship Congress (APC) Chairmanship candidate for Kachia local government area of Kaduna state, Alamkah Dominic Usman (Cashman) has been killed by unknown gunmen in Benue state.

Speaking on the issue, the party’s chairman in Kachia local government, Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani Sulaiman, said Usman was shot dead somewhere in Benue state.

Alhaji Sulaiman, said Usman, a trusted candidate for their party, “met his fate on his way to Benue state where his family resides, not knowing that he was going to join his lord. We did not hear from him since he leaved Kachia for Benue state on Thursday, only to learn that he was killed.”

Until his death, he was the party’s flag bearer in Kachia for the Kaduna state local government elections set to hold on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

The politician will be laid to rest tomorrow, Thursday, July 29.

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