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By Goli Innocent
The New York City Police Department has launched a manhunt for the suspected killer of 30-year-old Nigerian, Sheriff Shittu, who was shot dead inside a nightclub in Brooklyn.
Shittu was gunned down in the early hours of February 14 at Quilox Lounge, located in the East Flatbush area. Police said the shooting followed a dispute at the club on Church Avenue near East 95th Street at about 4:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day.
An NYPD official said the victim was shot in the head and later pronounced dead at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Centre.
“Police said they are still investigating a motive for the shooting and do not yet have details about the argument between the men,” a report by Gothamist stated.
Authorities said the suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket and white trousers before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. Investigators have yet to establish the motive behind the altercation.
Shittu’s family has intensified calls for justice. “We’re just feeling sad, and everybody is holding it in. We’re trying to be strong right now, but we’re really worried about getting justice for him,” his younger brother, Salem Shittu, said.
He also questioned security measures at the nightclub, stating, “We don’t know why the security failed to properly search before somebody brought a gun into the club. He was being kicked out and was being escorted out when he did it.”
The killing came barely a week after another Nigerian, Khaleed Oladipo, a 20-year-old student of De Montfort University, was stabbed to death in Leicester, United Kingdom, underscoring growing concerns among Nigerians in the diaspora.
