Naija Man Shot Dead In US Nightclub Day To Mum’s Arrival

Reception plans by United States-based Naija man for his visiting mum has been eternally shattered, as he had been shot, one day to the scheduled visit.

Sheriff Shittu, the aspiring fashion designer was fatally shot at a Brooklyn nightclub following a dispute with a drunk patron who allegedly groped his girlfriend.

The gunman opened fire inside Quilox Restaurant and Lounge in East Flatbush on Church Avenue near 95th Street at about 4:25 a.m. Saturday, police said.

This horrible incident played out before the very eyes of Fawaz Shittu, the deceased’s younger brother with whom he went to the nightclub to celebrate a friend’s birthday.

Recalling the harrowing experience, Fawaz stated:

“I was screaming his name.

“I was trying to wake him up”.

He said a drunken stranger just started touching women, including Shittu’s girlfriend, inappropriately, leading to a physical tussle with the man.

As at that time, nothing tragic happened and the two brothers left the club roughly 45 minutes after arriving, disturbed by the situation, Fawaz said.

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It was when they returned shortly afterward when they realised Sheriff had left his cellphone behind, that the unthinkable happened.

According to the account, the intoxicated man was being escorted out when they re-entered the venue. “The owner was saying, ‘Don’t mind that person — he’s a crazy guy’,” Fawaz said.

“A few seconds later, I heard ‘pow,’ and I looked down and I saw my brother.”

He had been shot, and he fell. Efforts by a bar attendant to perform CPR on Sheriff did not yield the desired result.

As for the gunman, he had fled the scene

“He was able to escape.

“I don’t know how that happened or how he got the gun in the club. Security didn’t do its job. They didn’t search. You’re supposed to check people and their bags”, Fawaz said