The All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship candidate for Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Cashman Alamkah Dominic Usman, was on Monday, July 26, murdered in cold blood.

It was gathered that Usman was shot dead by unknown assailants along Keffi-Akwanga road in Nassarawa state on his way to Benue state.

Until his death, he was the APC flag-bearer in Kachia for the local government council elections set to hold on Saturday, August 14, 2021.

He will be laid to rest on Thursday, July 29.

Chairmen /Councillors election was earlier scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2021 in all the 23 local government areas of Kaduna state. It was however postponed due to ‘non arrival of imported items’  for the conduct of the polls.